# Illinois HB2493: MARRIAGE LICENSE VIDEO APPEAR Illinois HB2493, MARRIAGE LICENSE VIDEO APPEAR, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status passed house, last action 2025-04-23 (Referred to Assignments) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2493-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB2493 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: MARRIAGE LICENSE VIDEO APPEAR - Status: passed house - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-04-23, Referred to Assignments - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 23 - Subjects: judiciary - civil, assignments - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (93 yes, 38 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Requires county clerks to establish a process within 6 months or sooner after the effective date of the amendatory Act to allow a party or parties to appear by using an electronic communication device to participate in any video conferencing application in which the party or parties may be seen and heard by the county clerk in real time. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Amy Briel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Curtis J. Tarver, II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Diane Blair-Sherlock (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eva-Dina Delgado (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gregg Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Harry Benton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jehan Gordon-Booth (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly Du Buclet (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mark L. Walker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mary Beth Canty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michelle Mussman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rick Ryan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rita Mayfield (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 80 | 34 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; | pass | 13 | 4 | | ## Actions (41) - 2025-04-23: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-23: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2025-04-10: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-034-000 (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-19: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-12: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-12: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado (House) - 2025-03-12: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2025-03-12: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II (House) - 2025-03-12: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty (House) - 2025-03-12: Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-004-000 (House) - 2025-03-12: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote (House) - 2025-03-11: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee (House) - 2025-03-06: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-06: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-03-04: Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee (House) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-04: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-03: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2493eng.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2493ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2493.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2493eng.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2493ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2493.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2493-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).