Bill Status of HB 5487   97th General Assembly

Short Description:  DCFS-CUSTODY-VISITATION-FELON

House Sponsors
Rep. Richard Morthland

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
730 ILCS 5/3-6-3from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3
750 ILCS 5/602from Ch. 40, par. 602
750 ILCS 5/607from Ch. 40, par. 607

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections and the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that whenever the Department of Corrections is to release any inmate who has been convicted of a felony, earlier than it otherwise would because of a grant of good conduct credit, the Department shall give written notice of the impending release not less than 120 days prior to the date of the release to the victim of the offense for which the inmate was convicted and the victim's family members. Provides that a court may not award either sole custody or joint custody to a parent who has been convicted of a felony unless certain criteria are first met, including that (i) a psychological examination of the parent has been conducted by a qualified individual, and that individual is of the opinion that the parent is a fit person to raise and care for the child and (ii) the child or the child's legal guardian has consented to an award of custody to the parent. Provides that a court may not award unsupervised visitation to a parent who has been convicted of a felony unless similar criteria are first met. Provides for immediate suspension of a parent's unsupervised visitation if the child alleges that he or she has been a victim of abuse or sexual molestation perpetrated by a person in the home where the unsupervised visitation has taken place.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/10/2012HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Richard Morthland
  2/15/2012HouseFirst Reading
  2/15/2012HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/27/2012HouseAssigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
  3/2/2012HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Richard Morthland
  3/2/2012HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/6/2012HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
  3/9/2012HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
  3/9/2012HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die

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