Illinois House Bill 795 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that, in a case involving dissolution of marriage, declaration of invalidity of marriage, allocation of parental responsibilities, or domestic violence, the court shall only appoint a guardian ad litem if the guardian ad litem has completed 20 hours of classroom training and 20 hours of training by a domestic abuse advocate to become a guardian ad litem. Provides that the training to become a guardian ad litem shall be offered by a statewide organization advocating for survivors of domestic violence. Provides that the new requirements do not apply to a unit of State or local government providing services, or a public defender's office associated with a unit of State or local government.

IMDMA-GUARDIAN AD LITEM

Rep. Deanne Mazzochi [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2021-03-23	House	To Family Law & Probate Subcommittee
2021-03-02	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2021-02-10	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-02-10	House	First Reading
2021-02-08	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
750	5	506	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=795&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB0795.htm