House Sponsors: LANG-SANTIAGO-CURRY,JULIE-SCULLY-SCOTT, FEIGENHOLTZ AND BUGIELSKI. Short description: CHILD SUPPORT-WILFUL DEFAULT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act by providing that a person who willfully defaults on an order for child support may be subject to summary criminal contempt proceedings. Provides that each State agency shall suspend any license or certificate issued by that agency to a person found guilty of criminal contempt. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. of Public Aid) HB 962 will have no administrative fiscal impact on the Dept. Impact on collections cannot be determined at this time. JUDICIAL NOTE It is not possible to determine what impact the bill will have on the need to increase the number of judges in the State. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE In the opinion of DCCA, HB 962 creates a "local govenrment or- ganization and structure mandate" for which no State reimburse- ment is required under the State Mandates Act. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/10-10.4 new 750 ILCS 5/505.3 new 750 ILCS 15/1 from Ch. 40, par. 1101 750 ILCS 15/12.2 new 750 ILCS 20/24.2 new 750 ILCS 22/318 Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Non-Support of Spouse and Children Act, the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that for the purposes of enforcement of a child support order a transfer made by a child support obligor is fraudulent as to an obligee if the obligor made the transfer with the intent to defraud the obligee or without receiving equivalent value for the transfer. Provides that in an action for relief from a transfer by a child support obligor the State's Attorney may obtain avoidance of the transfer, an attachment of the asset transferred, an injunction, appointment of a receiver, or any other relief circumstances may require. Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act by providing that a person who willfully defaults on an order for child support may be subject to summary criminal contempt proceedings. Provides that each State agency shall withhold, suspend, or restrict the use of any license or certificate issued by that agency to a person found guilty of criminal contempt and authorizes the Department of Public Aid, in addition to others, to receive location information for child support establishment and enforcement purposes from employers, labor unions, telephone companies, and utility companies. Amends the Non-Support of Spouse and Children Act. Provides that a person convicted of non-support may be sentenced to an alternative work program administered by the sheriff to pay child support and to perform cleanup work during nonworking hours. Amends the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. Provides that, upon request by a tribunal of another state, a tribunal of this State shall issue or cause to be issued a subpoena or a subpoena duces tecum requiring a person in this State to appear at a deposition or before a tribunal and answer questions or produce documents or other tangible things for the purpose of obtaining information regarding the person's assets, income, and ability to pay a support order or judgment entered in the other state. Provides that a tribunal of this State may make similar requests of a tribunal in another state. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status