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type: "Bill"
title: "IMDMA-CHILDREN-RELOCATION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Allows a court to order the relocation of a child on a temporary basis before the entry of a final allocation judgment if it is in the best interests of the child. Provides that a temporary relocation shall not prejudice either parent in the allocation of parental responsibilities contained in a final allocation judgment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 259"
citation: "Illinois SB 259 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly M. Burke", "Michael E. Hastings"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-17"
last_action: "2021-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf915997-303e-4afa-9fe9-ee9ec460444a"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=259&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=131174&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "abb31247af51c8a35fbf1dbf59c79693e46522619c7fc51b1feeb495be6535f5"
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 SB 259 (102nd) — IMDMA-CHILDREN-RELOCATION
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Allows a court to order the relocation of a child on a temporary basis before the entry of a final allocation judgment if it is in the best interests of the child. Provides that a temporary relocation shall not prejudice either parent in the allocation of parental responsibilities contained in a final allocation judgment.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0259.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0259eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0259enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Kelly M. Burke — primary (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — primary (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-17** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings `filing`
- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 21, 2021
- **2021-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2021-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-17** Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Greg Harris
- **2021-05-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-001 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-23** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0143 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf915997-303e-4afa-9fe9-ee9ec460444a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).