---
type: "Bill"
title: "MARRIAGE ACT-REMARRIAGE NOTIFY"
description: "Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Requires a parent who intends to marry a sex offender to notify the other parent with whom he or she has a minor child prior to that marriage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 712"
citation: "Illinois HB 712 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-01"
last_action: "2005-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/137852c2-09e9-489d-b214-6ec1e89f70d8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=712&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15194&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "b643dba54be7f04fc6873ad4cf2d68116698c97d538b87c7d1d24d53c2eb81e1"
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 HB 712 (94th) — MARRIAGE ACT-REMARRIAGE NOTIFY

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Requires a parent who intends to marry a sex offender to notify the other parent with whom he or she has a minor child prior to that marriage.

## 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=09400HB0712&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15194&DocNum=712&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0712eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15194&DocNum=712&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0712enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15194&DocNum=712&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2005-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-02-17** Remains in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2005-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2005-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2005-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2005-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2005-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2005-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2005-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2005-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 19, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2005-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2005-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2005-05-17** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martinez `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2005
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2005-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee; Motion #1 `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia; Motion #2
- **2005-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000
- **2005-05-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2005-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2005-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-22** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0643 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/137852c2-09e9-489d-b214-6ec1e89f70d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).