HB 1591

  • Illinois House Bill
  • 103rd Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Mar 21, 2023
  • Passed House Mar 16, 2023
  • Passed Senate May 04, 2023
  • Became Law Jun 09, 2023

Marriage-Prohibitions-Repeal

Abstract

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act by repealing all of the following provisions: (i) no marriage shall be contracted in this State by a party residing and intending to continue to reside in another state or jurisdiction if the marriage would be void if contracted in the other state or jurisdiction, and every marriage celebrated in this State in violation of that provision is null and void; (ii) before issuing a license to marry a person who resides and intends to continue to reside in another state, the officer having authority to issue the license shall satisfy himself by requiring affidavits or otherwise that the person is not prohibited from intermarrying by the laws of the jurisdiction where the person resides; and (iii) an official issuing a marriage license with knowledge that the parties are prohibited from marrying and a person authorized to solemnize marriages who knowingly solemnizes such a marriage are guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

Bill Sponsors (27)

Votes


Actions


Jun 09, 2023

House

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0021

House

Governor Approved

House

Effective Date January 1, 2024

Jun 02, 2023

House

Sent to the Governor

May 04, 2023

House

Passed Both Houses

Senate

Third Reading - Passed; 049-006-000

Apr 20, 2023

Senate

Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2023

Senate

Second Reading

Apr 19, 2023

Senate

Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000

Senate

Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2023

Apr 12, 2023

Senate

Assigned to Judiciary

Mar 28, 2023

Senate

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick

Mar 21, 2023

Senate

First Reading

Senate

Referred to Assignments

Senate

Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke

Senate

Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

Senate

Arrive in Senate

Mar 16, 2023

House

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-023-000

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

Mar 14, 2023

House

Second Reading - Short Debate

House

Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

Mar 06, 2023

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

Feb 16, 2023

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech

Feb 15, 2023

House

Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

House

Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 012-000-000

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams

House

Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

Feb 14, 2023

House

Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar

Feb 09, 2023

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams

Feb 08, 2023

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez

House

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez

House

Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel

House

Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.

House

Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar

Feb 07, 2023

House

Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee

Jan 31, 2023

House

First Reading

House

Referred to Rules Committee

House

Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

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