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Bill PATERNITY-DNA TEST REQUIRED Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Vital Records Act, the Criminal Code of 1961, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, and the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services' form for voluntary acknowledgement of paternity in connection with child support collection shall be the same form prepared by the Department and distributed to county clerks and registrars under the Vital Records Act. Provides that an acknowledgement of paternity and denial of paternity form shall include a statement informing the mother, the alleged father, and the presumed father, if any, that they have the right to request DNA tests regarding the issue of the child's paternity and that by signing the form, they expressly waive such tests. Requires that the statement on the acknowledgement and denial of paternity form concerning the right to request DNA tests be set forth in bold-face capital letters not less than 0.25 inches in height. Provides that in an action brought under the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984 to determine the existence of the father and child relationship or to declare the non-existence of the parent and child relationship, the court or Administrative Hearing Officer in an Expedited Child Support System shall, prior to the entry of a judgment in the case, advise the respondent who appears of the right to request an order that the parties and the child submit to DNA tests to determine inherited characteristics; provides that the advisement shall be noted in the record. Changes the name of the offense "unlawful visitation interference" to "unlawful visitation or parenting time interference" in the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 96th SB 1628 Illinois SB 1628 (96th)
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Illinois SB 1628 (96th) — PATERNITY-DNA TEST REQUIRED

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Vital Records Act, the Criminal Code of 1961, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, and the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services' form for voluntary acknowledgement of paternity in connection with child support collection shall be the same form prepared by the Department and distributed to county clerks and registrars under the Vital Records Act. Provides that an acknowledgement of paternity and denial of paternity form shall include a statement informing the mother, the alleged father, and the presumed father, if any, that they have the right to request DNA tests regarding the issue of the child's paternity and that by signing the form, they expressly waive such tests. Requires that the statement on the acknowledgement and denial of paternity form concerning the right to request DNA tests be set forth in bold-face capital letters not less than 0.25 inches in height. Provides that in an action brought under the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984 to determine the existence of the father and child relationship or to declare the non-existence of the parent and child relationship, the court or Administrative Hearing Officer in an Expedited Child Support System shall, prior to the entry of a judgment in the case, advise the respondent who appears of the right to request an order that the parties and the child submit to DNA tests to determine inherited characteristics; provides that the advisement shall be noted in the record. Changes the name of the offense "unlawful visitation interference" to "unlawful visitation or parenting time interference" in the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. 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 — 1100 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 560 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2009-02-19 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez filing
  • 2009-02-19 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-02-19 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2009-02-25 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
  • 2009-03-05 Postponed - Criminal Law
  • 2009-03-12 Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2009-03-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
  • 2009-03-30 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2009-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
  • 2009-04-01 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-04-01 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2009-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-04-01 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
  • 2009-04-01 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-04-01 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-04-14 Assigned to Human Services Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-04-22 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 005-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2009-04-22 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-04-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2009-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-05-14 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-05-14 Passed Both Houses
  • 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
  • 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
  • 2009-06-12 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2009-08-11 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2009-08-11 Effective Date August 11, 2009
  • 2009-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0333 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5bfc2695-5b16-4638-9751-583ae0c61c33. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).