---
type: "Bill"
title: "FAMILY LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Makes a stylistic change in provisions concerning the commencement of actions for declaration of invalidity of marriage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 1020"
citation: "Illinois HB 1020 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 76
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2003-01-31"
last_action: "2004-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c694630-5e95-45a0-98f4-1a4f190d5ecf"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1020&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=1415&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "592a18e95e2da734f0690c43b0bf4c870c1902ed39f8028b4e30eebadb0665f0"
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 1020 (93rd) — FAMILY LAW-TECH

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Makes a stylistic change in provisions concerning the commencement of actions for declaration of invalidity of 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=09300HB1020&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1415&DocNum=1020&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1020eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1415&DocNum=1020&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1020enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1415&DocNum=1020&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **94–16** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **94–16** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **69–44** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Careen Gordon — primary (person)
- Louis S. Viverito — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2003-01-31** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2003-01-31** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2003-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-04** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2003-03-31** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-31** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-044-004 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Executive; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-16** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, to December 31, 2003. `reading-3`
- **2003-07-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-11** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2004-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick Welch `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2004
- **2004-05-11** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Patrick Welch
- **2004-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2004-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-05-12** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Welch `amendment-passage`
- **2004-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2004
- **2004-05-13** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, extended to January 11, 2005. `reading-3`
- **2004-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick Welch `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2004-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-05-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2004-05-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-05-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2004-05-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2004-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
- **2004-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2004-05-20** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Welch `amendment-passage`
- **2004-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2004-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1,2
- **2004-05-24** Sponsor Removed Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2004-05-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2004-05-25** Sponsor Removed Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2004-05-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Careen Gordon
- **2004-05-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2004-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Careen Gordon
- **2004-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Careen Gordon
- **2004-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 015-002-001
- **2004-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 015-002-001
- **2004-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2004-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2004-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2004-05-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2004-05-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2004-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 094-016-007
- **2004-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 094-016-007
- **2004-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1026 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c694630-5e95-45a0-98f4-1a4f190d5ecf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).