Driving without insurance. House Bill 4301 (Black, R-Danville) enhances the penalty for driving without insurance. In addition to penalties already allowed under current law, it requires that the driver's driving privileges be suspended for 90 days and until a reinstatement fee of $100 is paid. If a person is convicted of driving an uninsured vehicle while his or her driving privileges are suspended for a similar violation, the driving privileges must be suspended for an additional 180 days as well.

Evidence in juvenile court. House Bill 4305 (Flowers, D-Chicago) amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for proceedings in which unfitness is an issue. Requires authors of documents, assessments, and evaluations to testify (if available) if those written materials are directly used to prove unfitness or determining the best interests of a minor relating to parent-child bonding and a party objects to the introduction of the documents into evidence. If the author is unavailable, the documents are admissible without such testimony. Authorizes a supplemental petition to reinstate parentage to be filed regarding any minor who is presently a ward of the court under the Abused, Neglected, or Dependent Minors Article of the Act and establishes procedures for filing them.

Grandparents' visitation. House Bill 4357 (Lindner, R-Sugar Grove) rewrites the visitation statute for grandparents and siblings.

Family law expert witnesses. House Bill 4216 (Bellock, R-Westmont) authorizes the court to seek an evaluation by (instead of the advice of) professional personnel, whether or not employed by the court on a regular basis. Requires that the evaluation include an assessment for domestic violence. It prohibits the professional from making a recommendation as to the custody of the child and prohibits counsel from directly or indirectly communicating with the professional unless by order of the court. If there is any unauthorized communication by counsel with the professional, the professional is precluded from testifying and from the contents of his or her report from being considered by the court.

Child support hearings. House Bill 4385 (Jim Meyer, R-Naperville) amends all the child support statutes to require a hearing to show cause for non-support to be held within 45 days after proper notice has been served upon the non-custodial parent in an action to enforce a child support order.

Reimbursement of health insurance. House Bill 4383 (Bellock, R-Westmont) requires the court to order the obligor to reimburse the obligee for 50% of the premium for placing the child on his or her health in-surance policy in two situations: (1) A health insurance plan is not available to the obligor through an employer or labor union or trade union, and the court does not order the obligor to cover the child as a beneficiary of any health insurance plan that is available to the obligor on a group basis or as a beneficiary of an independent health insurance plan to be obtained by the obligor. (2) The obligor does not obtain medical insurance for the child within 90 days of the date of the court order requiring the obligor to obtain insurance for the child. It also permits the court to order the obligor to reimburse the obligee for 100% of the premium for placing the child on his or her health insurance policy.