HB 2493 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

MARRIAGE LICENSE VIDEO APPEAR

Summary

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Requires county clerks to establish a process within 6 months or sooner after the effective date of the amendatory Act to allow a party or parties to appear by using an electronic communication device to participate in any video conferencing application in which the party or parties may be seen and heard by the county clerk in real time.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 14, 2025 Last action Apr 23, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 10, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify that the new video conferencing requirement specifically applies to parties who cannot travel or have mobility issues due to disability, physical impairment, or health conditions. The text was also updated to refer to the '104th General Assembly' for accuracy.

Scope change

The scope of the video conferencing requirement was narrowed to explicitly target individuals with mobility or health barriers rather than all parties.

ELIGIBILITY

Added specific criteria stating the video option is for parties who cannot travel or have difficulty traveling due to disability, physical impairment, or health conditions.

TECHNICAL

Updated the reference to the legislative session from 'amendatory Act' to 'amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly'.

Adjusted page header text to read 'HB2493 Engrossed' instead of 'HB2493'.

Floor votes · House Apr 10, 2025

How they voted

80–34

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 118

Apr 10, 2025

D Democratic78

76 Yea 2

97% Yea

R Republican40

4 Yea 34 Nay 2

85% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-034-000

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-004-000

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicolle Grasse

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 21 co-sponsors