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type: "Bill"
title: "MARRIAGE ACT-LAWFUL CHILD"
description: "Amends the Illinois Pension Code, the Crime Victims Compensation Act, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Emancipation of Minors Act, the Adoption Act, and the Probate Act of 1975. Changes references from \"illegitimate child\" to \"child born out of wedlock\" and from \"legitimate child\" to \"lawful child\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 529"
citation: "Illinois SB 529 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-17"
last_action: "2005-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56104141-072f-4e9b-838c-5995213f2c4a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=529&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17383&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "fde2510e3fe78e47cf4b85f29a87394ba144811b96133c1a44c4bd32940d1c6f"
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 529 (94th) — MARRIAGE ACT-LAWFUL CHILD
Amends the Illinois Pension Code, the Crime Victims Compensation Act, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Emancipation of Minors Act, the Adoption Act, and the Probate Act of 1975. Changes references from "illegitimate child" to "child born out of wedlock" and from "legitimate child" to "lawful child".
## 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=09400SB0529&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17383&DocNum=529&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0529eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17383&DocNum=529&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0529enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=17383&DocNum=529&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Careen M Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel J. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- John A. Fritchey — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
- Julie Hamos — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-02-17** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2005-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-17** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2005-03-02** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2005
- **2005-03-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 8, 2005
- **2005-03-10** Pension Note Filed from the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.
- **2005-03-11** Pension Note Filed from the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.
- **2005-04-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2005-04-07** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2005-04-07** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2005-04-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2005-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-26** Re-assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2005-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2005-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2005-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2005-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2005-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2005-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-14** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0229 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56104141-072f-4e9b-838c-5995213f2c4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).