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Bill	PATERNITY-DNA TEST REQUIRED	Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In provisions concerning the offense of unlawful visitation interference, changes the name of the offense to unlawful parenting time interference and changes references from "visitation" to "parenting time"; also adds references to "custody time". Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act to change a cross reference to the offense. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	HB 2266	Illinois HB 2266 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	44	3	2009-02-18	2009-08-25	openstates	ocd-bill/beb31829-4659-49e9-b070-c3ed27588779	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2266&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44143&SessionID=76&GA=96	7b647b0d282a34736f0bad9027aa01e7e0326b34f4acaf5c53db70c541575c2b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2266 (96th) — PATERNITY-DNA TEST REQUIRED

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In provisions concerning the offense of unlawful visitation interference, changes the name of the offense to unlawful parenting time interference and changes references from "visitation" to "parenting time"; also adds references to "custody time". Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act to change a cross reference to the offense. 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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 118–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Kenneth Dunkin — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2009-02-18 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Paul D. Froehlich filing
• 2009-02-18 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-02-18 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-02-23 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
• 2009-03-05 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-03-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-03-05 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
• 2009-03-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
• 2009-03-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
• 2009-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-03-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2009-03-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2009-03-18 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-03-19 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2009-03-19 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2009 reading-1
• 2009-03-25 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2009-03-25 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-03-25 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-04-22 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2009-04-29 Do Pass Judiciary; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-04-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
• 2009-04-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez amendment-introduction
• 2009-04-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-05-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
• 2009-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
• 2009-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
• 2009-05-14 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-05-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martinez amendment-passage
• 2009-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
• 2009-05-19 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-05-20 Arrived in House introduction
• 2009-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
• 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
• 2009-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000
• 2009-05-28 Passed Both Houses
• 2009-06-26 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2009-08-25 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2009-08-25 Effective Date August 25, 2009
• 2009-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0675 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/beb31829-4659-49e9-b070-c3ed27588779. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).