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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2510   </title>
<shortdesc>DISSOL-VIRTUAL CHILD VISITATON</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Sandra M. Pihos-Sidney H. Mathias-Al Riley</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>750 ILCS 5/607</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 40, par. 607</aliasreference><reference>750 ILCS 5/609</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 40, par. 609</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides for reasonable visitation between a child and a non-custodial parent through electronic communication such as telephone, e-mail, instant messaging, and other modes of electronic communication. Provides that the court may not use time spent in electronic communication to affect child support, custody, visitation, or removal of a child from the State. Provides for the custodial parent to provide any new e-mail address of the child to the noncustodial parent within 24 hours of the change. Makes other changes concerning electronic communication between a parent and a child and between a grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling and a child.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/19/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee;  016-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee;  004-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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