Illinois · House Bill 41 · 103rd General Assembly

IMDMA-PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES

HB 41 Sponsored by La Shawn K. Ford Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 5, 2022
  2. In committee Jan 12, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Deletes language providing that nothing in the Act requires that each parent be allocated decision-making responsibilities. Provides that it is presumed that fit parents act in the best interests of their children. Deletes language providing that in determining the child's best interests for purposes of allocating parenting time, the court shall consider…

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Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Deletes language providing that nothing in the Act requires that each parent be allocated decision-making responsibilities. Provides that it is presumed that fit parents act in the best interests of their children. Deletes language providing that in determining the child's best interests for purposes of allocating parenting time, the court shall consider the amount of time each parent spent performing caretaking functions with respect to the child in the 24 months preceding the filing of any petition for allocation of parental responsibilities, or, if the child is under 2 years of age, since the child's birth.

Every action

21 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 13 earlier steps
  1. HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee · House Judiciary - Civil
  6. HouseBalanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  7. HouseCorrectional Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  8. HouseFiscal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  9. HouseHome Rule Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  10. HouseHousing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  11. HouseJudicial Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  12. HouseLand Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  13. HousePension Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  1. HouseState Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  2. HouseState Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  3. CommitteeTo Family Law & Probate Subcommittee · House Family Law & Probate
  4. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee · House Judiciary - Civil
  6. CommitteeTo Family Law & Probate Subcommittee · House Family Law & Probate
  7. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.