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Bill IMDMA-STEP-PARENT; COUNSELING Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that "step-parent" includes a person joined in a civil union to a child's parent. Deletes language providing that: all counseling sessions shall be confidential; and communications in counseling shall not be used in any manner in litigation nor relied upon by any expert appointed by the court or retained by any party. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 102nd HB 2741 Illinois HB 2741 (102nd)
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Illinois HB 2741 (102nd) — IMDMA-STEP-PARENT; COUNSELING

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that "step-parent" includes a person joined in a civil union to a child's parent. Deletes language providing that: all counseling sessions shall be confidential; and communications in counseling shall not be used in any manner in litigation nor relied upon by any expert appointed by the court or retained by any party. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 1080 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Michael E. Hastings — primary (person)
  • Suzanne Ness — primary (person)
  • Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
  • Deanne M. Mazzochi — cosponsor (person)
  • Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
  • Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
  • Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-02-18 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Ness filing
  • 2021-02-19 First Reading reading-1
  • 2021-02-19 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-03-09 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-03-16 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2021-03-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
  • 2021-03-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2021-03-18 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Ness amendment-introduction
  • 2021-03-18 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  • 2021-04-13 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2021-04-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2021-04-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
  • 2021-04-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-04-16 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2021-04-16 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2021-04-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2021-04-16 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2021-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2021-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
  • 2021-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  • 2021-04-19 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2021-04-19 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2021-04-19 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
  • 2021-04-19 First Reading reading-1
  • 2021-04-19 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2021-05-04 Approved for Consideration Assignments
  • 2021-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2021
  • 2021-05-06 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2021-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2021
  • 2021-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 25, 2021
  • 2021-05-27 Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2021-05-27 Passed Both Houses
  • 2021-06-23 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2021-08-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2021-08-13 Effective Date August 13, 2021
  • 2021-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0349 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/21b00c6c-255d-4197-bc8b-5a8d998094f3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).