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type: "Bill"
title: "IMDMA-TEMPORARY RELIEF"
description: "Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Allows either party to petition or move for an allowance from the other party for a retainer fee to obtain an attorney, accompanied by a financial affidavit that is supported by documentary evidence, and a certificate stating that if an allowance is granted, the party shall only use it for retaining an attorney. Provides that the court shall review the financial affidavit and, if appropriate, grant an allowance to the party for a retainer fee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 3484"
citation: "Illinois HB 3484 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denyse Wang Stoneback", "Rachelle Crowe"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 57
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-19"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5769dd1c-e31d-46d5-982b-051ee61f09e4"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3484&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132484&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "41bc126a86bfaef6162767412f94f8365d272833ce202515bb0db539ce8bde7a"
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 HB 3484 (102nd) — IMDMA-TEMPORARY RELIEF
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Allows either party to petition or move for an allowance from the other party for a retainer fee to obtain an attorney, accompanied by a financial affidavit that is supported by documentary evidence, and a certificate stating that if an allowance is granted, the party shall only use it for retaining an attorney. Provides that the court shall review the financial affidavit and, if appropriate, grant an allowance to the party for a retainer fee.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3484.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3484eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3484ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3484sam001.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3484sam002.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3484enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Denyse Wang Stoneback — primary (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — primary (person)
- Curtis J. Tarver, II — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ugaste — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Welter — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback `filing`
- **2021-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2021-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-23** Do Pass as Amended / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Civil Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
- **2021-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2021-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-15** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 27, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2021-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachelle Crowe `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachelle Crowe `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2021-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2021-05-26** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Crowe `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2021-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2021-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
- **2021-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2021-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2021-05-31** House Concurs
- **2021-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0480 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5769dd1c-e31d-46d5-982b-051ee61f09e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).