republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/sb-3231.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DISSOL-MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES"
description: "Amends provisions of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act concerning maintenance. Adds language providing that the court shall first determine whether a maintenance award is appropriate, using factors already in the statute. Provides that, if a court determines that a maintenance award is appropriate, the court shall order maintenance either: in accordance with guidelines involving the income of the parties and the length of the marriage; or after the court's consideration of relevant factors already in the statute. Provides that, in a case involving the issue of maintenance, the court shall make specific findings of fact stating the reasoning for awarding or not awarding maintenance, including references to factors already in the statute, and, if the court deviates from otherwise applicable guidelines, stating the amount of maintenance (if determinable) or duration that would have been required under the guidelines and the reasoning for any variance from the guidelines. Defines \"gross income\", for purposes of calculating maintenance obligations, as \"all income from all sources\", as that phase is used in calculating net income for purposes of calculating child support. Provides that, unless the parties otherwise agree, the court may not order unallocated maintenance and child support in a dissolution judgment or a post-dissolution order, but the court may order unallocated maintenance and child support in a pre-dissolution temporary order. Adds headings to existing subsections. In provisions of the Act concerning the determination of child support, provides that obligations pursuant to a court order for maintenance in the pending proceeding actually paid or payable to the same party to whom child support is to be payable shall be deducted from net income."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 3231"
citation: "Illinois SB 3231 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-11"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f6e64fd-6722-4e27-a344-87659429d4af"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3231&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=80327&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "b9e49229eca99b189289c9a889719019632815ad9f0838cce7eab9a09f4fb373"
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 3231 (98th) — DISSOL-MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES

Amends provisions of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act concerning maintenance. Adds language providing that the court shall first determine whether a maintenance award is appropriate, using factors already in the statute. Provides that, if a court determines that a maintenance award is appropriate, the court shall order maintenance either: in accordance with guidelines involving the income of the parties and the length of the marriage; or after the court's consideration of relevant factors already in the statute. Provides that, in a case involving the issue of maintenance, the court shall make specific findings of fact stating the reasoning for awarding or not awarding maintenance, including references to factors already in the statute, and, if the court deviates from otherwise applicable guidelines, stating the amount of maintenance (if determinable) or duration that would have been required under the guidelines and the reasoning for any variance from the guidelines. Defines "gross income", for purposes of calculating maintenance obligations, as "all income from all sources", as that phase is used in calculating net income for purposes of calculating child support. Provides that, unless the parties otherwise agree, the court may not order unallocated maintenance and child support in a dissolution judgment or a post-dissolution order, but the court may order unallocated maintenance and child support in a pre-dissolution temporary order. Adds headings to existing subsections. In provisions of the Act concerning the determination of child support, provides that obligations pursuant to a court order for maintenance in the pending proceeding actually paid or payable to the same party to whom child support is to be payable shall be deducted from net income.

## 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=09800SB3231&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80327&DocNum=3231&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3231eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80327&DocNum=3231&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3231enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80327&DocNum=3231&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **64–51** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2014-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-26** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2014-03-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2014
- **2014-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2014
- **2014-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2014-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 064-051-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0961 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f6e64fd-6722-4e27-a344-87659429d4af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).