HAWKINSON-PARKER. (DART-ERWIN) 750 ILCS 5/506 from Ch. 40, par. 506 Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act regarding representation of a child in a dissolution action between the child's parents. Provides that the court may appoint an attorney to represent the best interests, rather than the interests, of the child and adds the child's property as an item for which the attorney shall provide representation in addition to the already existing support, custody, and visitation issues. FISCAL NOTE (Administrative Office of Ill. Courts) There would be no fiscal impact on the Judicial Branch. JUDICIAL NOTE No decrease or increase in the number of judges needed. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (DCCA) SB427 fails to create a State mandate. HOME RULE NOTE SB 427 does not preempt home rule authority. 97-02-05 S FIRST READING 97-02-05 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-06 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY 97-02-06 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR PARKER 97-02-27 S DO PASS 008-000-000 SJUD 97-02-27 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-02-28 97-02-28 S SECOND READING 97-02-28 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-04 97-03-06 S THIRD READING - PASSED 056-000-000 97-03-07 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 97-03-07 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-03-13 H HOUSE SPONSOR DART 97-03-13 H FIRST READING 97-03-13 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-03-18 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW 97-04-30 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-000 HJUA 97-04-30 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-30 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED CROSS 97-04-30 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED CROSS 97-04-30 H JUDICIAL NOTE REQUESTED CROSS 97-04-30 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-02 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 97-05-02 H JUDICIAL NOTE FILED 97-05-02 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-06 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 97-05-06 H HOME RULE NOTE FILED 97-05-06 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-06 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-06 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR ERWIN 97-05-12 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-002 97-05-12 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 97-06-10 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 97-08-01 S GOVERNOR APPROVED 97-08-01 S EFFECTIVE DATE 98-01-01 97-08-01 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0309 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary