---
type: "Bill"
title: "MARRIAGE ACT-CHILD SUPPORT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Raises the minimum amount support percentage of the supporting party's net income to 28% for 2 children (from 25%). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2863"
citation: "Illinois HB 2863 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-21"
last_action: "2003-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8152e8c0-d8ab-4495-a0a9-adab2e9f58be"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2863&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=5413&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "5c7fcfe3984562f3317127c5ad604e979ab54529c6d6458932284914092070f8"
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 2863 (93rd) — MARRIAGE ACT-CHILD SUPPORT

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Raises the minimum amount support percentage of the supporting party's net income to 28% for 2 children (from 25%). Effective immediately.

## 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=09300HB2863&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5413&DocNum=2863&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2863eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5413&DocNum=2863&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2863enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5413&DocNum=2863&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **106–7** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Edward D. Maloney — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. McCarthy — primary (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy `filing`
- **2003-02-21** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2003-02-21** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons
- **2003-02-21** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2003-02-21** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2003-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary K. O'Brien
- **2003-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2003-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-007-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 27, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2003-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `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
- **2003-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2003-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-10** Effective Date July 10, 2003
- **2003-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0148 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8152e8c0-d8ab-4495-a0a9-adab2e9f58be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).