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type: "Bill"
title: "DISSOLUTION-VISITATION ABUSE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall suspend, pursuant to court order, the driver's license of a person adjudicated by a court to have engaged in visitation abuse. Provides procedures for that suspension process. Provides that the court, upon finding that a party engaged in visitation abuse, may order: the suspension of the offending party's Illinois driving privileges pursuant to the Illinois Vehicle Code, until the court has determined that there has been sufficient compliance with the court's visitation order and that full driving privileges shall be reinstated; the issuance of a family responsibility driving permit to the offending party to allow limited driving privileges for employment, for medical purposes, and to transport a child pursuant to a visitation order; the placement of the offending party on probation; or the sentencing of the offending party to periodic imprisonment for up to 6 months, provided that the court may allow periods of release for work. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3823"
citation: "Illinois SB 3823 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-10"
last_action: "2012-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8be5e149-38b1-47ed-8e5a-150760fe98e4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3823&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65937&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "ec125ba701785182e9561a4b447d3c3e0593b032270135e72a919b2d9727b2ea"
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 3823 (97th) — DISSOLUTION-VISITATION ABUSE
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall suspend, pursuant to court order, the driver's license of a person adjudicated by a court to have engaged in visitation abuse. Provides procedures for that suspension process. Provides that the court, upon finding that a party engaged in visitation abuse, may order: the suspension of the offending party's Illinois driving privileges pursuant to the Illinois Vehicle Code, until the court has determined that there has been sufficient compliance with the court's visitation order and that full driving privileges shall be reinstated; the issuance of a family responsibility driving permit to the offending party to allow limited driving privileges for employment, for medical purposes, and to transport a child pursuant to a visitation order; the placement of the offending party on probation; or the sentencing of the offending party to periodic imprisonment for up to 6 months, provided that the court may allow periods of release for work. Effective immediately.
## 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=09700SB3823&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65937&DocNum=3823&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3823eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65937&DocNum=3823&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3823enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65937&DocNum=3823&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **510** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1070** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2012-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2012-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2012
- **2012-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2012
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-04-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-19** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-04-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2012-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2012-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
- **2012-05-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2012-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2012-05-26** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2012-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-21** Effective Date August 21, 2012
- **2012-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1047 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8be5e149-38b1-47ed-8e5a-150760fe98e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).