Illinois House Bill 4218 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 19 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-19 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that a person's obligation to pay child support is suspended by operation of law during any period of time in which the person owing a duty of support is committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice. Provides that any period of incarceration of a parent obligated to pay child support shall not be considered a period of voluntary unemployment and that in the case of an incarcerated parent obligated to pay child support greater than $0 whose period of incarceration is greater than one year and whose period of incarceration begins on or after July 1, 2016 the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall (i) temporarily suspend any support obligation on the parent and the enforcement of any support obligation of the parent existing prior to the period of incarceration; and (ii) temporarily prohibit the accrual of any interest on any support obligation of the parent existing prior to the period of incarceration during such period. Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Corrections shall share relevant data and collaborate on the facilitation of identification of incarcerated parents eligible for either temporary suspension of a child support obligation or modification of a child support obligation and shall provide relevant information and assistance to incarcerated parents eligible for modification of support.

CHILD SUPPORT-COMMITED PERSONS

Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-19	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-05-19	House	First Reading
2015-05-19	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
305	5	10-12.5	New Code	See Bill Text
750	5	510	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4218&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB4218.htm