Bill Status of HB 2267   93rd General Assembly

Short Description:  CRIM CD-PATERNITY FRAUD

House Sponsors
Rep. William Delgado-Cynthia Soto-Linda Chapa LaVia-Paul D. Froehlich-Rosemary Kurtz, Mike Boland, William Davis and Ed Sullivan, Jr.

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Iris Y. Martinez)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/17-26 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of paternity fraud. Provides that a person commits the offense by knowingly alleging that a person is the biological father of a child when that person knows that the allegation is false. Provides that the penalty is a Class A misdemeanor.

House Amendment No. 1
Provides that the offense of paternity fraud may only be committed if the defendant knows that the allegation that a person is the biological father of a child is both false and may result in the person alleged to be the biological father of the child being erroneously adjudicated as the father of the child.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/19/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. William Delgado
  2/19/2003HouseFirst Reading
  2/19/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/21/2003HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  3/13/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  3/13/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  3/13/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
  3/13/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Kurtz
  3/13/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/13/2003HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
  3/13/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  3/13/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
  3/21/2003HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  3/21/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  3/25/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
  3/25/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
  3/25/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
  3/25/2003HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 081-026-005
  3/26/2003SenateArrive in Senate
  3/26/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading March 27, 2003
  4/10/2003SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
  4/15/2003SenateFirst Reading
  4/15/2003SenateReferred to Rules
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die

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