Illinois 94th Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 4357 — GRANDPARENT VISITATION

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1026

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 03, 2006. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

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  • 3 sponsors

    0 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that grandparents, great-grandparents, and siblings of a minor child may petition the court for visitation, provided that the petition must be filed in the county in which the child resides. Provides that a petition may be filed when the custodial parent denies visitation and the other parent is dead, missing for 3 months or more, incompetent, or incarcerated for 3 months preceding the filing of a petition. Provides that any visitation granted under this Section ends by operation of law if the child is adopted however, if one natural parent is dead and the surviving spouse remarries, a subsequent adoption will not terminate visitation granted by a court to parents of the deceased parent. Provides that a petitioner who seeks to overcome the presumption that a parent's actions regarding visitation by the grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling are not harmful to the child's health may do so by proof that the child had a significant relationship with the petitioner that, once lost, will cause harm to the child or the petitioner was the primary caregiver of the child. Describes significant existing relationship with a grandchild. A grandparent is not required to present expert testimony to prove the existence of a significant existing relationship between the child and the grandparent. The court may apply a reasonable person standard to determine whether there is a significant relationship between the child and the grandparent, or that the loss of the relationship between the child and the grandparent is likely to cause severe emotional harm to the child. Provides that a child's parent may always file a petition to modify visitation upon changed circumstances. Deletes provision that grandparent visitation subsection does not apply to a child who is the subject of a pending juvenile court case. Deletes provision that bars any petition for visitation after adoption.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

272 added · 295 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of Bill HB 4357 now specifically allows any sibling, grandparent, or great-grandparent to request visitation rights for a child who is one year old or older. The changes clarify that these relatives can petition the court if a parent is unreasonably denying them access, expanding the definitions to ensure various family members have rights to visitation. This matters because it strengthens the role of extended family in a child's life, potentially providing more emotional support for the child during custody disputes or other legal proceedings.

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HB4357 Engrossed LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b AN ACT concerning civil law.
HB4357 Enrolled LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b AN ACT concerning civil law.
(a-3) Grandparents, great-grandparents, and siblings of a minor child have standing to bring an action in circuit court by petition, requesting visitation in accordance with this Section.
(a-3) Grandparents, great-grandparents, and siblings of a minor child, who is one year old or older, have standing to bring an action in circuit court by petition, requesting visitation in accordance with this Section.
Nothing in subsection (a-5) of this Section shall apply to a child in whose interests a petition under Section 2-13 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is pending.
Nothing in this subsection (a-3) and subsection (a-5) of this Section shall apply to a child in whose interests a petition is pending under Section 2-13 of the HB4357 Enrolled - 2 - LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or a petition to adopt an unrelated child is pending under the Adoption Act.
HB4357 Engrossed - 2 - LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b (a-5)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (a-5), any grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling may file a petition for visitation rights to a minor child if there is an unreasonable denial of visitation by a parent and at least one of the following conditions exists:
(a-5)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (a-5), any grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling may file a petition for visitation rights to a minor child if there is an unreasonable denial of visitation by a parent and at least one of the following conditions exists:
or (A-15) a parent has been incarcerated in jail or prison during the 3 month period preceding the filing of the petition.
(A-15) a parent has been incarcerated in jail or prison during the 3 month period preceding the filing of the petition;
(B) the child’s mother and father are divorced or have been legally separated from each other or there is pending a dissolution proceeding involving a parent of the child or another court proceeding involving custody or visitation of the child during the 3 month period prior to the filing of the petition and at least one parent does not object to the grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling having visitation with the child.
(B) the child’s mother and father are divorced or have been legally separated from each other or there is pending a dissolution proceeding involving a parent of the child or another court proceeding involving custody or visitation of the child (other than any adoption proceeding of an unrelated child) during the 3 month period prior to the filing of the petition and at least one parent does not object to the grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling having visitation with the child.
(C) the court, other than a Juvenile Court, has terminated a parent-child relationship and the grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling is the parent of the person whose parental rights have been terminated, except in cases of adoption.
(C) (Blank);
The visitation must not be used to allow the parent who lost parental rights to HB4357 Engrossed - 3 - LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b unlawfully visit with the child;
the court, other than a Juvenile Court, has terminated a parent-child relationship and the grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling is the parent HB4357 Enrolled - 3 - LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b of the person whose parental rights have been terminated, except in cases of adoption.
The visitation must not be used to allow the parent who lost parental rights to unlawfully visit with the child;
(2) If a person other than a blood relative or stepparent of the child adopts the child, any visitation rights granted pursuant to this Section before the adoption of the child shall automatically end by operation of law upon the adoption of the child.
(2) Any visitation rights granted pursuant to this Section before the filing of a petition for adoption of a child shall automatically terminate by operation of law upon the entry of an order terminating parental rights or granting the adoption of the child, whichever is earlier.
If a blood relative adopts the child or if one natural parent is deceased and the surviving natural parent remarries, any subsequent adoption proceedings may not terminate any visitation rights belonging to the parents of the deceased natural parent, unless the termination of visitation rights is ordered by the court having jurisdiction over the adoption after an opportunity to be heard, and the court determines it to be in the best interest of the child to terminate or modify such visitation.
If the person or persons who adopted the child are related to the child, as defined by Section 1 of the Adoption Act, any person who was related to the child as grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling prior to the adoption shall have standing to bring an action pursuant to this Section requesting visitation with the child.
A finding of harm may be based upon cessation of the relationship between a minor child and the child’s grandparent, great-grandparent, or HB4357 Engrossed - 4 - LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b sibling if the court determines, upon proper proof, that:
(A) the child had such a significant existing relationship with the grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling that loss of the relationship is likely to occasion emotional harm to the child;
or (B) the grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling functioned as a primary caregiver such that cessation of the relationship would interrupt provision of the daily needs of the child and thus occasion physical or emotional harm.
(3a) A grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling is not required to present the testimony or affidavit of an expert witness in order to establish a significant existing relationship with the child or that the loss of the relationship is likely to occasion severe emotional harm to the child.
Instead, the court shall consider whether the facts of the particular case would lead a reasonable person to believe that there is a significant existing relationship between the grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling and the child or that the loss of the relationship is likely to occasion severe emotional harm to the child.
(A) the preference of the child if the child is determined to be of sufficient maturity to express a preference;
HB4357 Enrolled - 4 - LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b (A) the preference of the child if the child is determined to be of sufficient maturity to express a preference;
(G) the quantity of the visitation time requested and the potential adverse impact that visitation would have on HB4357 Engrossed - 5 - LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b the child’s customary activities;
(G) the quantity of the visitation time requested and the potential adverse impact that visitation would have on the child’s customary activities;
(K) whether the grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling was a full-time caretaker of the child for a period of not less than 6 consecutive months.
(K) whether the grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling was a primary caretaker of the child for a period of not less than 6 consecutive months.
(a-7)(1) Unless by stipulation of the parties, no motion to modify a grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling visitation order may be made earlier than 2 years after the date the order was filed, unless the court permits it to be made on the basis of affidavits that there is reason to believe the child’s present environment may endanger seriously the child’s mental, physical, or emotional health.
(a-7)(1) Unless by stipulation of the parties, no motion to modify a grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling visitation order may be made earlier than 2 years after the date the order was filed, unless the court permits it to be made on the basis of affidavits that there is reason to believe the child’s HB4357 Enrolled - 5 - LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b present environment may endanger seriously the child’s mental, physical, or emotional health.
The court shall state in its decision specific findings of fact in support of its HB4357 Engrossed - 6 - LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b modification or termination of the grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling visitation.
The court shall state in its decision specific findings of fact in support of its modification or termination of the grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling visitation.
(B) the child resided continuously with the parent and stepparent for at least 5 years;
HB4357 Enrolled - 6 - LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b (B) the child resided continuously with the parent and stepparent for at least 5 years;
HB4357 Engrossed - 7 - LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b (B) A petition for visitation privileges may not be filed under this subsection (b) if the child who is the subject of the grandparents’ or great-grandparents’ petition has been voluntarily surrendered by the parent or parents, except for a surrender to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services or a foster care facility, or has been previously adopted by an individual or individuals who are not related to the biological parents of the child or is the subject of a pending adoption petition by an individual or individuals who are not related to the biological parents of the child.
(B) A petition for visitation privileges may not be filed under this subsection (b) if the child who is the subject of the grandparents’ or great-grandparents’ petition has been voluntarily surrendered by the parent or parents, except for a surrender to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services or a foster care facility, or has been previously adopted by an individual or individuals who are not related to the biological parents of the child or is the subject of a pending adoption petition by an individual or individuals who are not related to the biological parents of the child.
(d) If any court has entered an order prohibiting a non-custodial parent of a child from any contact with a child or restricting the non-custodial parent’s contact with the child, the following provisions shall apply:
HB4357 Enrolled - 7 - LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b (d) If any court has entered an order prohibiting a non-custodial parent of a child from any contact with a child or restricting the non-custodial parent’s contact with the child, the following provisions shall apply:
(i) a court has entered an order prohibiting the non-custodial parent from any contact with the child, and the grandparent or great-grandparent is found to have used his or her visitation privileges to HB4357 Engrossed - 8 - LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b facilitate contact between the child and the non-custodial parent;
(i) a court has entered an order prohibiting the non-custodial parent from any contact with the child, and the grandparent or great-grandparent is found to have used his or her visitation privileges to facilitate contact between the child and the non-custodial parent;
"If the (grandparent or great-grandparent, whichever is applicable) who has been granted visitation privileges under this order uses the visitation privileges to facilitate contact between the child and the child’s non-custodial parent, the visitation privileges granted under this order shall be permanently revoked." (e) No parent, not granted custody of the child, or grandparent, or great-grandparent, or stepparent, or sibling of any minor child, convicted of any offense involving an illegal sex act perpetrated upon a victim less than 18 years of age including but not limited to offenses for violations of Article 12 of the Criminal Code of 1961, is entitled to visitation rights while incarcerated or while on parole, probation, conditional discharge, periodic imprisonment, or mandatory supervised release for that offense, and upon discharge from incarceration for a misdemeanor offense or upon discharge from parole, probation, conditional discharge, periodic imprisonment, or mandatory supervised release for a felony offense, visitation shall be denied until the person successfully completes a treatment program approved by the HB4357 Engrossed - 9 - LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b court.
"If the (grandparent or great-grandparent, whichever is applicable) who has been granted visitation privileges under this order uses the visitation privileges to facilitate contact between the child and the child’s non-custodial parent, the visitation privileges granted under this order shall be permanently revoked." (e) No parent, not granted custody of the child, or HB4357 Enrolled - 8 - LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b grandparent, or great-grandparent, or stepparent, or sibling of any minor child, convicted of any offense involving an illegal sex act perpetrated upon a victim less than 18 years of age including but not limited to offenses for violations of Article 12 of the Criminal Code of 1961, is entitled to visitation rights while incarcerated or while on parole, probation, conditional discharge, periodic imprisonment, or mandatory supervised release for that offense, and upon discharge from incarceration for a misdemeanor offense or upon discharge from parole, probation, conditional discharge, periodic imprisonment, or mandatory supervised release for a felony offense, visitation shall be denied until the person successfully completes a treatment program approved by the court.
(g) (Blank.) If an order has been entered limiting, for cause, a minor child’s contact or visitation with a grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling on the grounds that it was in the best interest of the child to do so, that order may be modified only upon a showing of a substantial change in circumstances occurring subsequent to the entry of the order with proof by clear and convincing evidence that modification is in the best interest of the minor child.
(g) (Blank).
If an order has been entered limiting, for cause, a minor child’s contact or visitation with a grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling on the grounds that it was in the best interest of the child to do so, that order may be modified only upon a showing of a substantial change in HB4357 Enrolled - 9 - LRB094 15974 AJO 51205 b circumstances occurring subsequent to the entry of the order with proof by clear and convincing evidence that modification is in the best interest of the minor child.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1026

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2007

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  6. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

  8. Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

  9. Passed Both Houses

  10. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 098-000-000

  11. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000

  12. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

  13. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

  14. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner

  15. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3

  16. Arrived in House

  17. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)

  18. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)

  19. Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000

  20. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  21. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Cullerton

  22. Recalled to Second Reading

  23. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs

  24. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul

  25. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000

  26. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary

  27. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules

  28. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

  29. Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to January 9, 2007

  30. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Judiciary

  31. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary

  32. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules

  33. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

  34. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  35. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

  36. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006

  37. Second Reading

  38. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006

  39. Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000

  40. Held in Judiciary

  41. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cheryl Axley

  42. Postponed - Judiciary

  43. Assigned to Judiciary

  44. Referred to Rules

  45. First Reading

  46. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton

  47. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 22, 2006

  48. Arrive in Senate

  49. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000

  50. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  51. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks

  52. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi

  53. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

  54. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

  55. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  56. Second Reading - Short Debate

  57. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  58. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-001-004

  59. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote

  60. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

  61. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

  62. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones

  63. Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

  64. Referred to Rules Committee

  65. First Reading

  66. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner

Sponsors

  • Patricia Reid Lindner · Cosponsor
  • Cheryl Axley · Cosponsor
  • Paul Jacobs · Cosponsor

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Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Patricia Reid Lindner
  • Cheryl Axley
  • Paul Jacobs Republican

Not signed on (180)

180 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 3

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 20 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 870019
Democrat 8001
Republican 3000
Total 980020
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Not Voting
Schmitz — Yea
Schock — Yea
Lang — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Bassi — Not Voting
Mathias — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Not Voting
Molaro — Not Voting
Durkin — Not Voting
Munson — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Holbrook — Not Voting
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jenisch — Yea
Wait — Yea
Krause — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Myers — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Howard — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Golar — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Madigan — Yea
McKeon — Not Voting
Watson — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Osmond — Not Voting
Lyons — Not Voting
McGuire — Not Voting
Brady — Not Voting
Parke — Yea
Jones — Not Voting
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Not Voting
Scully — Not Voting
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Not Voting
Younge — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Daniels — Not Voting
Hultgren — Yea
Kosel — Not Voting
Osterman — Not Voting
Patterson — Not Voting
Poe — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reis — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Not Voting
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 59 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 53000
Democrat 5000
Republican 1000
Total 59000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Axley — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Brady — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Petka — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 112 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 101005
Democrat 8001
Republican 3000
Total 112006
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Schock — Yea
Winters — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Krause — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Not Voting
Moffitt — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Myers — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jenisch — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Tryon — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Golar — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Howard — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Munson — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Parke — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Not Voting
D'Amico — Yea
Daniels — Not Voting
Hamos — Not Voting
Hultgren — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Patterson — Not Voting
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reis — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Not Voting
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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What does HB 4357 do?
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that grandparents, great-grandparents, and siblings of a minor child may petition the court for visitation, provided that the petition must be filed in the county in which the child resides. Provides that a petition may be filed when the custodial parent denies visitation and the other parent is dead, missing for 3 months or more, incompetent, or incarcerated for 3 months preceding the filing of a petition. Provides that any visitation granted under this Section ends by operation of law if the child is adopted however, if one natural parent is dead and the surviving spouse remarries, a subsequent adoption will not terminate visitation granted by a court to parents of the deceased parent. Provides that a petitioner who seeks to overcome the presumption that a parent's actions regarding visitation by the grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling are not harmful to the child's health may do so by proof that the child had a significant relationship with the petitioner that, once lost, will cause harm to the child or the petitioner was the primary caregiver of the child. Describes significant existing relationship with a grandchild. A grandparent is not required to present expert testimony to prove the existence of a significant existing relationship between the child and the grandparent. The court may apply a reasonable person standard to determine whether there is a significant relationship between the child and the grandparent, or that the loss of the relationship between the child and the grandparent is likely to cause severe emotional harm to the child. Provides that a child's parent may always file a petition to modify visitation upon changed circumstances. Deletes provision that grandparent visitation subsection does not apply to a child who is the subject of a pending juvenile court case. Deletes provision that bars any petition for visitation after adoption.
Who sponsors HB 4357?
HB 4357 is sponsored by Patricia Reid Lindner, Cheryl Axley, and Paul Jacobs (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 4357?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 03, 2006. Enacted.
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