Terra Costa Howard
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 42
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Removes language providing that in a proceeding involving the support, custody, visitation, allocation of parental responsibilities, education, parentage, property interest, or general welfare of a minor or dependent child, a guardian ad litem appointed by the court shall testify or submit a written report to the court regarding his or her recommendations in accordance with the best interests of the child. Provides instead that a guardian ad litem shall investigate the facts of the case and interview the child and the parties and, unless the court directs otherwise, the guardian ad litem shall submit to the court and the parties a written report, written recommendations, or a proposed parenting plan not less than 30 days before a final hearing or trial. Requires a guardian ad litem to be available for deposition before a final hearing or trial notwithstanding any other discovery cutoff. Allows a guardian ad litem to: (i) be present for all proceedings, including in camera examinations of the child; (ii) issue subpoenas for records as part of the guardian ad litem's investigation; and (iii) file pleadings relating to procedural matters. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill, and makes the following change: Provides that the written report, written recommendations, or proposed parenting plan submitted by the guardian ad litem shall be in accordance with the child's best interests.
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0126
Effective Date January 1, 2024
Governor Approved
Sent to the Governor
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
Passed Both Houses
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2023
Second Reading
Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2023
Assigned to Judiciary
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Arrive in Senate
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Second Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 012-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard
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Introduced | HTML PDF |
Engrossed | HTML PDF |
Enrolled | HTML PDF |
House Amendment 001 | HTML PDF |
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