---
type: "Bill"
title: "IMDMA-GRANDPARENT VISITATION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. In provisions governing conditions under which certain non-parents may petition for visitation, requires that the parent-child relationship has been legally established (instead of \"parentage has been established by a court of competent jurisdiction\"). Provides that if the petitioner is a grandparent or great-grandparent, the parent-child relationship need be legally established only with respect to the parent who is related to the grandparent or great-grandparent. Provides that if the petitioner is a step-parent, the parent-child relationship need be legally established only with respect to the parent who is married to the petitioner or was married to the petitioner immediately before the parent's death."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2498"
citation: "Illinois SB 2498 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-06"
last_action: "2018-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6b8c2a7-0db6-4583-bb01-6cff31620060"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2498&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=109250&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "71965922265937da4dbdcc65054bb90931b78c67aec2c68a653f4308ff7551d8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 2498 (100th) — IMDMA-GRANDPARENT VISITATION

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. In provisions governing conditions under which certain non-parents may petition for visitation, requires that the parent-child relationship has been legally established (instead of "parentage has been established by a court of competent jurisdiction"). Provides that if the petitioner is a grandparent or great-grandparent, the parent-child relationship need be legally established only with respect to the parent who is related to the grandparent or great-grandparent. Provides that if the petitioner is a step-parent, the parent-child relationship need be legally established only with respect to the parent who is married to the petitioner or was married to the petitioner immediately before the parent's death.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2498&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109250&DocNum=2498&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2498eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109250&DocNum=2498&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2498enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109250&DocNum=2498&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **97–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael Connelly — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Connelly `filing`
- **2018-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2018-02-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 21, 2018
- **2018-03-13** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-03-13** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2018-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-03-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-26** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** To Domestic Relations Law Subcommittee
- **2018-05-16** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-16** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2018-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2018-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2018-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-03** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0706 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6b8c2a7-0db6-4583-bb01-6cff31620060`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).