Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 2161 — MARR-LICENSE-INADVERTENT SITE

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0775

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2008. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that an otherwise valid marriage shall not be invalidated because the marriage was inadvertently solemnized in an Illinois county other than the county where the license was issued. Provides that the solemnization of a marriage is not invalidated by the fact that the marriage was solemnized in another county than where the license was issued. Effective January 1, 2009.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

2 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to Bill SB 2161 include the addition of two new lines in the enrolled version of the bill. This update indicates that there could be new provisions or clarifications in the final version that were not included in the earlier engrossed version. These changes matter because they could affect how the bill is enacted or implemented, ensuring that it better meets its intended goals or addresses any identified issues.

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SB2161 Engrossed LRB095 16297 AJO 42317 b AN ACT concerning civil law.
SB2161 Enrolled LRB095 16297 AJO 42317 b AN ACT concerning civil law.
Solemnization and Registration.) (a) A marriage may be solemnized by a judge of a court of record, by a retired judge of a court of record, unless the retired judge was removed from office by the Judicial Inquiry Board, except that a retired judge shall not receive any SB2161 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 16297 AJO 42317 b compensation from the State, a county or any unit of local government in return for the solemnization of a marriage and there shall be no effect upon any pension benefits conferred by the Judges Retirement System of Illinois, by a judge of the Court of Claims, by a county clerk in counties having 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, by a public official whose powers include solemnization of marriages, or in accordance with the prescriptions of any religious denomination, Indian Nation or Tribe or Native Group, provided that when such prescriptions require an officiant, the officiant be in good standing with his religious denomination, Indian Nation or Tribe or Native Group.
Solemnization and Registration.) (a) A marriage may be solemnized by a judge of a court of record, by a retired judge of a court of record, unless the retired judge was removed from office by the Judicial Inquiry Board, except that a retired judge shall not receive any SB2161 Enrolled - 2 - LRB095 16297 AJO 42317 b compensation from the State, a county or any unit of local government in return for the solemnization of a marriage and there shall be no effect upon any pension benefits conferred by the Judges Retirement System of Illinois, by a judge of the Court of Claims, by a county clerk in counties having 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, by a public official whose powers include solemnization of marriages, or in accordance with the prescriptions of any religious denomination, Indian Nation or Tribe or Native Group, provided that when such prescriptions require an officiant, the officiant be in good standing with his religious denomination, Indian Nation or Tribe or Native Group.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0775

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2009

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-000-000

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

  8. Second Reading - Short Debate

  9. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  10. Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000

  11. Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008

  12. Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

  13. Referred to Rules Committee

  14. First Reading

  15. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

  16. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  17. Arrived in House

  18. Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-001

  19. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2008

  20. Second Reading

  21. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008

  22. Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 010-000-000

  23. Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law

  24. Referred to Rules

  25. First Reading

  26. Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine

Sponsors

  • William R. Haine · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • William R. Haine

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Third Reading

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 20 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 880017
Democrat 6003
Republican 4000
Total 980020
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Graham — Not Voting
Hassert — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferies — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Mautino — Yea
May — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Munson — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Myers — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Poe — Yea
Schock — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Turner — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Harris — Yea
Wait — Yea
Winters — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Howard — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Lyons — Not Voting
Osterman — Not Voting
Bradley, Richard — Not Voting
Mitchell, Jerry — Not Voting
Burke — Not Voting
Watson — Not Voting
Tryon — Not Voting
Washington — Not Voting
Colvin — Not Voting
Dugan — Not Voting
Durkin — Not Voting
Kosel — Yea
Krause — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Patterson — Not Voting
Pihos — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Not Voting
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Scully — Not Voting
Soto — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Not Voting
Boland — Not Voting
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Not Voting
Lakesia Collins Democrat Not Voting
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Not Voting
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 55 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46003
Democrat 9000
Republican 0001
Total 55004
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Halvorson — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Noland — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Not Voting
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Brady — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Demuzio — Not Voting
Peterson — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Not Voting
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2161 do?
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that an otherwise valid marriage shall not be invalidated because the marriage was inadvertently solemnized in an Illinois county other than the county where the license was issued. Provides that the solemnization of a marriage is not invalidated by the fact that the marriage was solemnized in another county than where the license was issued. Effective January 1, 2009.
Who sponsors SB 2161?
SB 2161 is sponsored by William R. Haine.
What is the current status of SB 2161?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2008. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 2161?
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