Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB4895

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984, and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the court shall not make a custody determination in any custody proceeding in favor of any party against whom there are pending domestic violence charges, either under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 or under the Criminal Code of 1961, until those pending charges have been resolved.

	Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)
	Would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the state.

	Fiscal Note (Department of Children and Family Services)
	No fiscal impact.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Further amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Adds any pending criminal charge against any party to the proceeding to the list of factors that the court shall consider in determining the custody of a child. Provides that the court in its discretion may continue or postpone a custody award until the criminal charge has been adjudicated.

House Floor Amendment No. 2

	Deletes reference to:
	705 ILCS 405/2-10

705 ILCS 405/2-27

705 ILCS 405/2-28

750 ILCS 45/14

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Adds any pending criminal charge against any party to the proceeding to the list of factors that the court shall consider in determining the custody of a child. Provides that the court in its discretion may continue or postpone a custody award until the criminal charge has been adjudicated.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/4/2004	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce
2/4/2004	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
2/4/2004	House	First Reading
2/4/2004	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/25/2004	House	Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
3/4/2004	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 016-000-000
3/4/2004	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/12/2004	House	Judicial Note Filed
3/18/2004	House	Fiscal Note Filed
3/24/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
3/25/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
3/26/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
3/26/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
3/30/2004	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce
3/30/2004	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/31/2004	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
3/31/2004	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/31/2004	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/31/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2004	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2004	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/2/2004	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce
4/2/2004	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/2/2004	House	Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); April 30, 2004
4/20/2004	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
4/30/2004	House	Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31,2004
5/13/2004	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-000-000
5/27/2004	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
5/27/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/27/2004	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
5/28/2004	Senate	Arrive in Senate
5/28/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 29, 2004
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

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