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type: "Bill"
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title: "IMDMA-STEP-PARENT; COUNSELING"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that \"step-parent\" includes a person joined in a civil union to a child's parent. Deletes language providing that: all counseling sessions shall be confidential; and communications in counseling shall not be used in any manner in litigation nor relied upon by any expert appointed by the court or retained by any party. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "102nd"
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identifier: "HB 2741"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2741 (102nd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Michael E. Hastings", "Suzanne Ness"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-18"
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last_action: "2021-08-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21b00c6c-255d-4197-bc8b-5a8d998094f3"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2741&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=131585&SessionID=110&GA=102"
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source_hash: "4c4f11eaa13f60f56960b215fbd277117f7eecfd6f16398ba172093052dd6e0d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2741 (102nd) — IMDMA-STEP-PARENT; COUNSELING
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Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that "step-parent" includes a person joined in a civil union to a child's parent. Deletes language providing that: all counseling sessions shall be confidential; and communications in counseling shall not be used in any manner in litigation nor relied upon by any expert appointed by the court or retained by any party. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2741.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2741eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2741ham001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2741enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Michael E. Hastings — primary (person)
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- Suzanne Ness — primary (person)
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- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
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- Deanne M. Mazzochi — cosponsor (person)
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- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
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- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
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- Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Ness `filing`
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- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
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- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Ness `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
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- **2021-04-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
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- **2021-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-16** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2021-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
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- **2021-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
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- **2021-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
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- **2021-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-04** Approved for Consideration Assignments
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- **2021-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2021
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- **2021-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2021
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- **2021-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 25, 2021
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- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
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- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2021-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2021
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- **2021-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0349 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21b00c6c-255d-4197-bc8b-5a8d998094f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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