Illinois House Bill 5629 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that the parent of a child who has been diagnosed with mental or physical developmental disabilities shall communicate to the other parent in writing any major decision regarding the minor child's education or medical, dental, or psychological treatment. Provides that the other parent shall in a timely manner agree or object to the decision. Provides that a parent may not unreasonably withhold approval of the other parent's decision. Provides that objections that are not resolved must be submitted to mediation and, if that does not succeed, the matter shall be resolved by the court. Provides that if the court finds that the objecting parent unreasonably withheld agreement, the objecting parent shall be ordered to pay the mediation fees and the other parent's attorney's fees.

CHILD CUSTODY-TREATMENT-EDUCAT

Rep. Dwight Kay [R]

Rep. Kay Hatcher [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2012-03-30	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2012-03-27	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-27	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-07	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-07	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-000-000
2012-03-07	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
2012-03-06	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
2012-03-06	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2012-03-06	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dwight Kay
2012-02-27	House	Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
2012-02-15	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2012-02-15	House	First Reading
2012-02-15	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
2012-02-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dwight Kay

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
750	5	602.5	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5629&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5629.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5629ham001.htm