Senate Sponsors: TROTTER. House Sponsors: DART-GASH-RONEN-SILVA-SCHOENBERG Short description: PROBATE ACT-VISITATION Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Prohibits a court from entering an order providing visitation rights to a parent who has been convicted of first degree murder of the other parent of the child who is the subject of the order unless the child is of suitable age to signify his or her assent and assents to the order. Also provides that until an order is entered, no person may visit the parent with the child present without the consent of the child's guardian. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 750 ILCS 5/607 from Ch. 40, par. 607 Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act and the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that unless the court determines that it would be in the best interests of the child, no court shall enter an order providing visitation rights and shall revoke visitation rights previously granted to a person who has been convicted of first degree murder of the parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling of the child who is subject to the visitation order, unless the child is of suitable age to signify his or her assent and assents to the order. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Makes a grammatical correction. HOME RULE NOTE Contains no language preempting home rule authority. JUDICIAL NOTE No decrease or increase in the need for the number of judges. FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. Children and Family Services) No adverse fiscal impact on DCFS. STATE MANDATES ACT FISCAL NOTE Fails to create a State mandate. GOVERNOR'S AMENDATORY VETO MESSAGE Recommends eliminating provisions allowing the child to signify his or her assent to a visitation order providing visitation rights to a person who was convicted of first degree murder of the parent, grnadparent, great-grandparent or sibling of the child. Provides that the court shall consider all relevant factors, including the factors set forth in subsection (a) of Section 602 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, and shall determine that is is in the best interests of the child to allow visitation before allowing visitation rights to persons convicted of the first degree murder of the parent, grandparent, great-grandparent or sibling of the child. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0801 Last action date: 98-12-15 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status