Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB5829: COMPENSATORY PARENTING TIME
Status: Introduced, October 28, 2026
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that if parenting time allocated pursuant to a court order is denied to a parent due to a report or allegation of child abuse or neglect and a subsequent investigation of the alleged conduct by the Department of Children and Family Services under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act results in an unfounded report, the court shall order makeup parenting time to the parent against whom the allegation was made in an amount equal to the amount of allocated parenting time the parent was denied. Applies the provisions whether the denial of parenting time occurred by verbal refusal, interference, or the filing of a motion or emergency order that resulted in the suspension or termination of the parent's allocated parenting time, unless the investigation by the Department results in an indicated report. Requires makeup parenting time to be awarded within 6 months of the date the unfounded report is issued by the Department. Provides that nothing shall prevent the court from holding a party in contempt for wrongful denial of allocated parenting time in addition to granting makeup parenting time.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5829Introduced , by Rep. Barbara HernandezSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/607.5750 ILCS 5/607.7 new 750 ILCS 5/607.5 750 ILCS 5/607.7 new ILCS 5/607.5 ILCS 5/607.7 new Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.Provides that if parenting time allocated pursuant to a court order isdenied to a parent due to a report or allegation of child abuse or neglectand a subsequent investigation of the alleged conduct by the Department ofChildren and Family Services under the Abused and Neglected ChildReporting Act results…
From the introduced text, October 28, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5829Introduced , by Rep. Barbara HernandezSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/607.5750 ILCS 5/607.7 new 750 ILCS 5/607.5 750 ILCS 5/607.7 new ILCS 5/607.5 ILCS 5/607.7 new Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.Provides that if parenting time allocated pursuant to a court order isdenied to a parent due to a report or allegation of child abuse or neglectand a subsequent investigation of the alleged conduct by the Department ofChildren and Family Services under the Abused and Neglected ChildReporting Act results in an unfounded report, the court shall order makeupparenting time to the parent against whom the allegation was made in anamount equal to the amount of allocated parenting time the parent wasdenied. Applies the provisions whether the denial of parenting timeoccurred by verbal refusal, interference, or the filing of a motion oremergency order that resulted in the suspension or termination of theparent's allocated parenting time, unless the investigation by theDepartment results in an indicated report. Requires makeup parenting timeto be awarded within 6 months of the date the unfounded report is issued bythe Department. Provides that nothing shall prevent the court from holdinga party in contempt for wrongful denial of allocated parenting time inaddition to granting makeup parenting time. LRB104 23116 LNS 39579 b LRB104 23116 LNS 39579 …