---
type: "Bill"
title: "DISSOL-POST JUDGMENT MOTION"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure and the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that a monetary child support or maintenance order shall not be suspended or stayed due to a post-judgment motion."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2570"
citation: "Illinois SB 2570 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-01-13"
last_action: "2010-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7101552c-7ee8-4c87-8a8c-1ce58c747af8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2570&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=49377&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "38c064a034a59f966cbbfd32cd25d14a3cddf66c836ba95c7e6dd2b9603a5486"
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 2570 (96th) — DISSOL-POST JUDGMENT MOTION

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure and the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that a monetary child support or maintenance order shall not be suspended or stayed due to a post-judgment motion.

## 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=09600SB2570&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49377&DocNum=2570&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2570eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49377&DocNum=2570&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2570enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49377&DocNum=2570&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dale A. Righter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-01-13** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `filing`
- **2010-01-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-13** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-10** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2010-02-17** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2010
- **2010-02-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter; -Murphy `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-02-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2010-02-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000
- **2010-03-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Righter `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 9, 2010
- **2010-03-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2010-03-09** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Careen M. Gordon
- **2010-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-22** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2010-05-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-16** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1072 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7101552c-7ee8-4c87-8a8c-1ce58c747af8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).