ORDER OF PROTECTION-VARIOUS
Summary
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Deletes language providing that: all counseling sessions shall be confidential; and communications in counseling shall not be used in any manner in litigation nor relied upon by any expert appointed by the court or retained by any party. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill, and makes the following change: Provides that court-ordered counseling is subject to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act and the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 750 ILCS 5/607.6 Adds reference to: 750 ILCS 5/103 from Ch. 40, par. 103 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning jury trials. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 750 ILCS 5/103 from Ch. 40, par. 103 Adds reference to: 430 ILCS 65/1.1 from Ch. 38, par. 83-1.1 725 ILCS 5/112A-4.5 725 ILCS 5/112A-23 from Ch. 38, par. 112A-23 725 ILCS 5/112A-28 from Ch. 38, par. 112A-28 750 ILCS 60/222.5 750 ILCS 60/223 from Ch. 40, par. 2312-23 750 ILCS 60/302 from Ch. 40, par. 2313-2 820 ILCS 180/20 820 ILCS 180/30 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Changes the definition of "protective order" to include substantially similar protective orders issued by the court of another state, tribe, or United States territory or military tribunal. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a petition for a civil no contact order or a petition for a stalking no contact order may be filed by a service member of the Illinois National Guard or any reserve military component serving within the State who is a victim of non-consensual sexual conduct who has also received a Military Protective Order or the Staff Judge Advocate of the Illinois National Guard or any reserve military component serving in the State on behalf of a named victim who is a victim of non-consensual sexual conduct who has also received a Military Protective Order. Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Requires the Illinois National Guard to file a certified copy of any military order of protection with the clerk of the court in a judicial circuit in which the person entitled to protection resides or if the person entitled to protection is not a State resident, in a judicial circuit in which it is believed that enforcement may be necessary. Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act. Provides that an employer shall not fail to hire, refuse to hire, discharge, constructively discharge, or harass any individual, otherwise discriminate against any individual with respect to the compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment of the individual, or retaliate against an individual in any form or manner, and a public agency shall not deny, reduce, or terminate the benefits of, otherwise sanction, or harass any individual, otherwise discriminate against any individual with respect to the amount, terms, or conditions of public assistance of the individual, or retaliate against an individual in any form or manner, because the individual involved attended, participated in, prepared for, requested leave to attend, participate in, or prepare for a court-martial or nonjudicial punishment proceeding pursuant to the Uniform Code of Military Justice relating to an incident of domestic violence, sexual violence, gender violence, or any criminal violence of which the individual or a family or household member of the individual was a victim, or requested or took leave for any other reason. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Apr 26, 2021
Signed May 19, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2022
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
Apr 8, 2022
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
74
Key actions
17
Committee
22
Amendments
10
May 19, 2022
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Apr 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Apr 8, 2022
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
upper
Apr 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
upper
Apr 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 011-006-000
upper
Apr 8, 2022
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 017-000-000
upper
Apr 8, 2022
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
upper
Apr 8, 2022
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - April 7, 2022
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
lower
Apr 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 5, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Apr 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2022
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2022
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
lower
Mar 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Jun 2, 2021
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-006-000
lower
May 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
May 18, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 18, 2021
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Greg Harris
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 28, 2021
lower
May 4, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AM
Antonio Muñoz
DDemocratic
P
Stephanie Kifowit
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Belt
DDemocratic
Co
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Koehler
DDemocratic
Co
Doris Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Joyce Mason
DDemocratic
Co
Karina Villa
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Holmes
DDemocratic
Co
Meg Loughran Cappel
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Hastings
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Joyce
DDemocratic
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