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+type: "Bill"
+title: "FORECLOSRE-SPEC REPRESENTATIVE"
+description: "Amends the Mortgage Foreclosure Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. In provisions outlining under which circumstances the court is not required to appoint a special representative for a deceased mortgagor for the purpose of defending the action, adds situations where there is a: (i) beneficiary under a transfer on death instrument; (ii) person or entity that was conveyed title to the property by the deceased mortgagor prior to death; (iii) person or entity that was conveyed title to the property under the administration of the deceased's estate; or (iv) trust that was conveyed title to the property."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "99th"
+identifier: "SB 735"
+citation: "Illinois SB 735 (99th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2015-02-03"
+last_action: "2015-07-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9294ac3f-5d2a-4c87-804a-a334985f41d2"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=735&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=85868&SessionID=88&GA=99"
+source_hash: "ff60c53692381e508996cf5e0fe5dc401fb838e92f0255740fbfda0b6dee9c84"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 735 (99th) — FORECLOSRE-SPEC REPRESENTATIVE
+
+Amends the Mortgage Foreclosure Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. In provisions outlining under which circumstances the court is not required to appoint a special representative for a deceased mortgagor for the purpose of defending the action, adds situations where there is a: (i) beneficiary under a transfer on death instrument; (ii) person or entity that was conveyed title to the property by the deceased mortgagor prior to death; (iii) person or entity that was conveyed title to the property under the administration of the deceased's estate; or (iv) trust that was conveyed title to the property.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0735&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=85868&DocNum=735&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0735eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=85868&DocNum=735&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0735enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=85868&DocNum=735&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- John G. Mulroe — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2015-02-03** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `filing`
+- **2015-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2015-02-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2015-02-11** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2015-02-18** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2015-02-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 19, 2015
+- **2015-03-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2015-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2015
+- **2015-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2015-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2015-03-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
+- **2015-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2015-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2015-04-20** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2015-04-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2015-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2015-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2015-05-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
+- **2015-05-13** Passed Both Houses
+- **2015-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2015-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2015-07-10** Effective Date January 1, 2016
+- **2015-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0024 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9294ac3f-5d2a-4c87-804a-a334985f41d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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