IL SB2498

Establishes visitation rights for grandparents, great-grandparents, siblings, and step-parents of minor children under Illinois law, including electronic communication as a form of visitation.

Requires petitioners to prove unreasonable denial of visitation has caused undue mental, physical, or emotional harm to the child, with a rebuttable presumption that fit parents' decisions regarding visitation are not harmful.

Restricts visitation eligibility to situations where: the other parent is deceased or missing 90+ days, a parent is legally incompetent, a parent is incarcerated 90+ days, parents are dissolved/separated, or unmarried parents are not living together with legal parent-child relationship established.

Prohibits visitation rights for individuals convicted of sex offenses against minors under age 18 until treatment completion, and permanently denies visitation to those convicted of first-degree murder of the child's parent or sibling.

Prevents modification of visitation orders within 2 years unless circumstances change endangering the child's health, requiring clear and convincing evidence for modification and allowing attorney's fees against vexatious claims.