---
type: "Bill"
title: "MARRIAGE & DISSOLUTION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Makes a stylistic change in provisions concerning the application of the Civil Practice Law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 1021"
citation: "Illinois HB 1021 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-01-31"
last_action: "2005-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f992b10-9c24-46d8-a0b6-dac537207f52"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1021&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=1417&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "1bcf0c70a80dbab1ed1c6089da42af1cb460c32c00d4147e79b1431af7bda08b"
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 1021 (93rd) — MARRIAGE & DISSOLUTION-TECH

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Makes a stylistic change in provisions concerning the application of the Civil Practice Law.

## 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=09300HB1021&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1417&DocNum=1021&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1021eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1417&DocNum=1021&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1021enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1417&DocNum=1021&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **70–43** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (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 070-043-004 `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`
- **2004-05-13** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, extended to January 11, 2005. `reading-3`
- **2004-11-10** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2004-11-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 16, 2004
- **2004-11-15** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2004-11-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-11-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-11-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2004-11-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Judiciary; 006-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-11-17** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-11-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton `amendment-passage`
- **2004-11-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2004-11-17** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-11-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-11-17** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2004-11-23** Removed Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2004-11-23** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2004-11-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2004-11-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-12-15** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 11, 2005
- **2004-12-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2005-01-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2005-01-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2005-01-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-02-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-03-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-03-29** Effective Date March 29, 2005
- **2005-03-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1095 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f992b10-9c24-46d8-a0b6-dac537207f52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).