HB2494 Summary

• Repeals Article VII of Chapter 7 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, which allowed suspension of driver's licenses for nonpayment of child support or failure to comply with visitation orders

• Removes references to "family financial responsibility driving permits" from child support enforcement provisions in the Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, Non-Support Punishment Act, and Illinois Parentage Act of 2015

• Eliminates driver's license suspension as an enforcement mechanism for child support and parenting time violations, though other penalties and contempt powers remain available

• Makes conforming changes to related statutes to remove provisions directing the Secretary of State to suspend licenses or issue restricted permits based on child support delinquency