CIV PRO-NAME CHANGE-NOTICE
Summary
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a person who has received a judgment for dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of marriage and wishes to change his or her name to resume the use of his or her former or maiden name is not required to provide notice by publication of the change of name. Makes conforming changes in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act and further provides that if a judgment contains a provision authorizing the person to resume the use of his or her former or maiden name, the person resuming the use of his or her former or maiden name is not required to file a petition for a change of name under the Code of Civil Procedure.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Aug 2019
Introduced Mar 7, 2019
Signed Aug 2, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2019 · House May 21, 2019
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 48
Mar 7, 2019
D
Democratic30
90% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Aug 2, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-003-000
lower
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
lower
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
To Civil Procedure Subcommittee
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-4)
senate
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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