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Bill PARENTAGE-ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984. Provides that an administrative determination of paternity that is not based on a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity made in accordance with the Illinois Public Aid Code may be challenged in court on the basis of fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact, with the burden of proof upon the challenging party and that, pending the outcome of the challenge to the administrative determination of paternity, the legal responsibilities of the parties shall remain in full force and effect, except upon order of the court upon a showing of good cause. Provides that DNA evidence that a man who has been found to be the father of a child under an administrative determination of paternity is not the natural father of the child constitutes a material mistake of fact. Provides that an action under the new provisions is barred if brought more than 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act or more than 2 years after the petitioner obtains actual knowledge of the relevant facts, whichever is later, and that the 2-year period for bringing an action shall not extend beyond the date on which the child reaches the age of 18 years. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 99th HB 1485 Illinois HB 1485 (99th)
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Illinois HB 1485 (99th) — PARENTAGE-ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984. Provides that an administrative determination of paternity that is not based on a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity made in accordance with the Illinois Public Aid Code may be challenged in court on the basis of fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact, with the burden of proof upon the challenging party and that, pending the outcome of the challenge to the administrative determination of paternity, the legal responsibilities of the parties shall remain in full force and effect, except upon order of the court upon a showing of good cause. Provides that DNA evidence that a man who has been found to be the father of a child under an administrative determination of paternity is not the natural father of the child constitutes a material mistake of fact. Provides that an action under the new provisions is barred if brought more than 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act or more than 2 years after the petitioner obtains actual knowledge of the relevant facts, whichever is later, and that the 2-year period for bringing an action shall not extend beyond the date on which the child reaches the age of 18 years. 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

  • Concurrence — 1030 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 570 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1160 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Adam Brown — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2015-02-05 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford filing
  • 2015-02-06 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-02-24 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-03-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford amendment-introduction
  • 2015-03-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  • 2015-03-25 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2015-03-25 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-03-25 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2015-04-16 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Adam Brown
  • 2015-04-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2015-04-17 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Adam Brown amendment-introduction
  • 2015-04-17 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  • 2015-04-21 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2015-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-04-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-04-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
  • 2015-04-22 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2015-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-04-22 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
  • 2015-04-23 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-04-23 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2015-04-29 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2015-05-06 Postponed - Judiciary
  • 2015-05-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose amendment-introduction
  • 2015-05-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2015-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  • 2015-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2015-05-13 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2015
  • 2015-05-19 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2015-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2015
  • 2015-05-21 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-05-21 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2015-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  • 2015-05-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Adam Brown
  • 2015-05-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-05-31 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-06-22 Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-001-000
  • 2015-06-22 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  • 2015-06-22 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2015
  • 2015-06-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-06-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 006-000-000
  • 2015-06-23 3/5 Vote Required
  • 2015-06-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 103-000-000
  • 2015-06-23 House Concurs
  • 2015-06-23 Passed Both Houses
  • 2015-06-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
  • 2015-07-22 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2015-08-27 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2015-08-27 Effective Date August 27, 2015
  • 2015-08-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0471 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f206b6d3-784e-4dc9-aadf-d19506253b85. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).