GRANDPARENT VISITATION House SponsorsRep. Patricia Reid Lindner-Elizabeth Coulson-Sandra M. Pihos-Sara Feigenholtz-Rosemary Mulligan and William B. Black Senate Sponsors(Sen. John J. Cullerton-Donne E. Trotter-Kwame Raoul-Iris Y. Martinez-Jacqueline Y. Collins) 1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die 750 ILCS 5/607from Ch. 40, par. 607 Amends provisions of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act concerning visitation. Changes references from "illegitimate child" to "child born out of wedlock". Makes various changes in terminology. Deletes certain language, that was in the visitation provisions prior to the amendment of those provisions by Public Act 93-911, concerning the modification of orders granting, denying, or limiting the visitation rights of a grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling of a child. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the original bill with the following changes. Further amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Requires, in cases involving specified provisions of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, that a petition for visitation must be filed in the same court as the juvenile petition. Provides that post-adoption visitation rights for the biological grandparents or great-grandparents of the adoptee may be granted when the adoptee is adopted by a stepparent, grandfather, grandmother, brother, half-brother, sister, half-sister, aunt, or uncle or a spouse of any of the listed persons. Provides that the visitation rights may be maintained or granted at the discretion of the court at any time prior to or after the final order of adoption is entered upon a petition by the biological grandparents or great-grandparents. Provides that a court may modify an order or judgment granting, denying, limiting, or restricting the visitation rights of a grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling of any minor child if the moving party proves by clear and convincing evidence that a change has occurred in the circumstances of the child or the child's custodian and that the modification is necessary to protect the mental, physical, or emotional health of the child (instead of restricting the modification to by stipulation of the parties or after 2 years after the date the order was filed). Effective immediately. 1/25/2005HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner 1/26/2005HouseFirst Reading 1/26/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/2/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson 2/2/2005HouseAssigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 2/3/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos 2/9/2005HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 2/10/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 2/10/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 2/10/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 2/16/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 2/16/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 2/16/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan 2/16/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black 2/17/2005SenateArrive in Senate 2/17/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2005 3/7/2005SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton 3/8/2005SenateFirst Reading 3/8/2005SenateReferred to Rules 4/13/2005SenateAssigned to Judiciary 4/20/2005SenatePostponed - Judiciary 5/2/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton 5/2/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 5/3/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary 5/3/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 5/5/2005SenateDo Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000 5/5/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005 5/16/2005SenateSecond Reading 5/16/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2005 5/17/2005SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter 5/17/2005SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul 5/17/2005SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 5/20/2005SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 7/1/2005SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules 1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die