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type: "Bill"
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title: "IMDMA-GRANDPARENT VISITATION"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. In provisions governing conditions under which certain non-parents may petition for visitation, requires that the parent-child relationship has been legally established (instead of \"parentage has been established by a court of competent jurisdiction\"). Provides that if the petitioner is a grandparent or great-grandparent, the parent-child relationship need be legally established only with respect to the parent who is related to the grandparent or great-grandparent. Provides that if the petitioner is a step-parent, the parent-child relationship need be legally established only with respect to the parent who is married to the petitioner or was married to the petitioner immediately before the parent's death."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "SB 2498"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2498 (100th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-02-06"
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last_action: "2018-08-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6b8c2a7-0db6-4583-bb01-6cff31620060"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2498&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=109250&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "71965922265937da4dbdcc65054bb90931b78c67aec2c68a653f4308ff7551d8"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 2498 (100th) — IMDMA-GRANDPARENT VISITATION
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Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. In provisions governing conditions under which certain non-parents may petition for visitation, requires that the parent-child relationship has been legally established (instead of "parentage has been established by a court of competent jurisdiction"). Provides that if the petitioner is a grandparent or great-grandparent, the parent-child relationship need be legally established only with respect to the parent who is related to the grandparent or great-grandparent. Provides that if the petitioner is a step-parent, the parent-child relationship need be legally established only with respect to the parent who is married to the petitioner or was married to the petitioner immediately before the parent's death.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2498&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109250&DocNum=2498&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2498eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109250&DocNum=2498&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2498enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109250&DocNum=2498&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **97–4** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Michael Connelly — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Connelly `filing`
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- **2018-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-07** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-14** Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-02-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
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- **2018-02-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2018-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 21, 2018
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- **2018-03-13** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-03-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2018-03-13** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
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- **2018-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-03-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-04-26** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-09** To Domestic Relations Law Subcommittee
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- **2018-05-16** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-05-16** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
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- **2018-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
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- **2018-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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- **2018-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-05-21** Passed Both Houses
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- **2018-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2018-08-03** Effective Date January 1, 2019
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- **2018-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0706 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6b8c2a7-0db6-4583-bb01-6cff31620060`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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