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HB4508 • 2026
MARRIAGE LICENSE VIDEO APPEAR
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MARRIAGE LICENSE VIDEO APPEAR
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Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-038-000
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Fiscal Note Filed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee ; 012-007-000
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicolle Grasse
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee ; 012-006-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nicolle Grasse
MARRIAGE LICENSE VIDEO APPEAR
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Full Text of HB4508 Home Legislation Full Text HB4508 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed House Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed House Amendment 001 Open PDF HB4508 Engrossed LRB104 17620 JRC 31051 b 1 AN ACT concerning civil law. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of 5 Marriage Act is amended by changing Section 203 as follows: 6 (750 ILCS 5/203) (from Ch. 40, par. 203) 7 Sec. 203. License to Marry. 8 (a) When a marriage application has been completed and 9 signed by both parties to a prospective marriage and both 10 parties have appeared before the county clerk and the marriage 11 license fee has been paid, the county clerk shall issue a 12 license to marry and a marriage certificate form upon being 13 furnished: 14 (1) satisfactory proof that each party to the marriage 15 will have attained the age of 18 years at the time the 16 marriage license is effective or will have attained the 17 age of 16 years and has either the consent to the marriage 18 of both parents or his guardian or judicial approval; 19 provided, if one parent cannot be located in order to 20 obtain such consent and diligent efforts have been made to 21 locate that parent by the consenting parent, then the 22 consent of one parent plus a signed affidavit by the 23 consenting parent which (i) names the absent parent and HB4508 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 17620 JRC 31051 b 1 states that he or she cannot be located, and (ii) states 2 what diligent efforts have been made to locate the absent 3 parent, shall have the effect of both parents' consent for 4 purposes of this Section; 5 (2) satisfactory proof that the marriage is not 6 prohibited; and 7 (3) an affidavit or record as prescribed in 8 subparagraph (1) of Section 205 or a court order as 9 prescribed in subparagraph (2) of Section 205, if 10 applicable. 11 With each marriage license, the county clerk shall provide 12 a pamphlet describing the causes and effects of fetal alcohol 13 syndrome. At least annually, the county board shall submit to 14 the Illinois Department of Public Health a report as to the 15 county clerk's compliance with the requirement that the county 16 clerk provide a pamphlet with each marriage license. All 17 funding and production costs for the aforementioned 18 educational pamphlets for distribution to each county clerk 19 shall be provided by non-profit, non-sectarian statewide 20 programs that provide education, advocacy, support, and 21 prevention services pertaining to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. 22 (b) Each county clerk must establish a process within 6 23 months or sooner after the effective date of this amendatory 24 Act of the 104th General Assembly that allows a party or 25 parties to participate in a video conferencing application in 26 which a party may be seen and heard by the county clerk in real HB4508 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 17620 JRC 31051 b 1 time if a party cannot travel or has difficulty traveling 2 because of a disability, physical impairment, or health 3 condition that impedes the mobility of a party to appear in 4 person. For such a party, at the sole discretion of the county 5 clerk, the county clerk or designee may go to a party's 6 location to complete the application. A request to the county 7 clerk to complete the application in-person at a party's 8 location must be supported by a written note or certification 9 from a licensed physician, physician assistant, nurse 10 practitioner, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, 11 certified nursing assistant, or hospice professional stating 12 that this accommodation is necessary to prevent a hardship as 13 provided in this Section. A party's actions under this Section 14 are subject to the provisions of Section 215 of this Act. 15 (Source: P.A. 96-1323, eff. 1-1-11.) Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. 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