HB 3370 — DOM VIOLENCE EMERG PETITION

*LRB10409691JRC19757b* HB3370 104THEngrossed GENERALLRB104 ASSEMBLY09691 StateJRC of19757 Illinoisb andAN 2026ACT HB3370concerning Introducedcivil 2/18/2025,law. by Rep.

Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

ILCS 60/202 from Ch.

40, par.

2312-2 Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.

Provides that, may not be made public until the petition is served (i) on the respondenton or (ii) the respondent or the respondent's counsel has filed an appearance and waiver of service.

LRB104 09691 JRC 19757 b A BILL FOR HB3370 LRB104 09691 JRC 19757 b AN ACT concerning civil law.

(i) any proceeding under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, Nonsupport of Spouse and Children Act, or Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act or an action for nonsupport brought under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid Code, provided that a petitioner and the respondent are a party to or the subject of that proceeding or (ii) a HB3370 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 09691 JRC 19757 b guardianship proceeding under the Probate Act of 1975, or a proceeding for involuntary commitment under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, or any proceeding, other than a delinquency petition, under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, provided that a petitioner or the respondent is a party to or the subject of such proceeding.

No fee shall be charged by the sheriff for service by the sheriff HB3370 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 09691 JRC 19757 b of a petition, rule, motion, or order in an action commenced under this Section.

HB3370 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 09691 JRC 19757 b (e) As provided in this subsection, the administrative director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, with the approval of the administrative board of the courts, may adopt rules to establish and implement a pilot program to allow the electronic filing of petitions for temporary orders of protection and the issuance of such orders by audio-visual means to accommodate litigants for whom attendance in court to file for and obtain emergency relief would constitute an undue hardship or would constitute a risk of harm to the litigant.

(C) "Electronic appearance" means an appearance in which one or more of the parties are not present in the HB3370 Engrossed - 5 - LRB104 09691 JRC 19757 b court, but in which, by means of an independent audio-visual system, all of the participants are simultaneously able to see and hear reproductions of the voices and images of the judge, counsel, parties, witnesses, and any other participants.

and (D) procedures for filing petitions and documents by electronic means, swearing in the petitioners and witnesses, preparation of a transcript of testimony and evidence presented, and a prompt transmission of HB3370 Engrossed - 6 - LRB104 09691 JRC 19757 b any orders issued to the parties;

HB3370 Engrossed - 7 - LRB104 09691 JRC 19757 b (C) Nothing in this subsection (e) affects or changes any existing laws governing the service of process, including requirements for personal service or the sealing and confidentiality of court records in court proceedings or access to court records by the parties to the proceedings.