For additional roll call votes on Illinois HB1555 please see the Vote List

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0126 [HB1555 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Vote: Third Reading in House

Vote	Tally	Democrat	Republican
Yea	109	72	37
Nay	-	-	-
Not Voting	2	-	2
Absent	1	1	-
TOTAL	112	73	39

Result: Passed

Name	Yea	Nay	NV	Absent	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Rep. Ammons, Carol [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Andrade Jr., Jaime M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Avelar, Dagmara "Dee" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Benton, Harry [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Blair-Sherlock, Diane [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Buckner, Kambium "Kam" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Bunting, Jason [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. Burke, Kelly M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Cabello, John M. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Canty, Mary Beth [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Carroll, Jonathan [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Cassidy, Kelly M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Caulkins, Dan [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Chung, Sharon [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. Coffey Jr., Michael "Mike" J. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Sen. Collins, Lakesia [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Costa Howard, Terra [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Crespo, Fred [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Croke, Margaret Noble [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Davidsmeyer, Christopher "CD" D. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Davis, Jed [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Davis, William "Will" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. DeLuca, Anthony [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Faver Dias, Laura [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Didech, Daniel [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Dina Delgado, Eva [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Egofske, John [R]					N/A	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. Elik, Amy [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Flowers, Mary E. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Ford, LaShawn K. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Frese, Randy E. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Friess, David [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Fritts Brad, Bradley J. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Gabel, Robyn [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Gonzalez Jr., Edgar [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Gordon-Booth, Jehan A. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Grant, Amy L. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica J. [D]					N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Guzzardi, Will [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Haas, Jackie [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Halbrook, Brad [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hammond, Norine K. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hanson, Matt [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Harper, Sonya M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hauter, William "Bill" E. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hernandez, Barbara [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hernandez, Elizabeth "Lisa" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hernandez, Norma [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hirschauer, Maura [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Hoffman, Jay C. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Huynh, Hoan [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Jacobs, Paul [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Jimenez, Lilian [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Johnson, Gregg [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Keicher, Jeff [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Kelly, Michael J. [D]					N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Kifowit, Stephanie A. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Ladisch Douglass, Jenn [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. LaPointe, Lindsey [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Lilly, Camille [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Mah, Theresa [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Manley, Natalie A. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Marron, Michael T. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Mason, Joyce [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Mayfield, Rita [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. McCombie, Tony M. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. McLaughlin, Martin [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Meier, Charles E. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Miller, Chris [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Moeller, Anna [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Morgan, Bob [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Moylan, Martin J. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Mussman, Michelle [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Ness, Suzanne M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Nichols, Cyril [D]					N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Niemerg, Adam M. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Ortiz, Aaron M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Rashid, Abdelnasser [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Reick, Steven [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Rita, Robert "Bob" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Robinson Jr., Lamont J. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Rosenthal, Wayne Arthur [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Sanalitro, Jennifer [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. Scherer, Sue [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Schmidt, Kevin [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. Severin, Dave [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Slaughter, Justin D. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Smith Jr., Nicholas "Nick" K. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Sosnowski, Joe C. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Spain, Ryan [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Stava-Murray, Anne M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Stephens, Bradley "Brad" [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Stuart, Katie [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Swanson, Daniel "Dan" M. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Syed, Nabeela [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Rep. Tarver II, Curtis J. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Tipsword Jr., Dennis [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Ugaste, Dan [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Vella, Dave [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Walker, Mark L. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Walsh Jr., Lawrence M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Weaver, Travis [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Weber, Tom [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Welch, Emanuel "Chris" [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. West II, Maurice A. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Wilhour, Blaine [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Williams, Ann M. [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Williams, Jawaharial [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Windhorst, Patrick [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Yang Rohr, Janet Yang [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Rep. Yednock, Lance [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart