---
type: "Bill"
title: "TRUSTS: TRANSFER OF PROPERTY"
description: "Amends the Trusts and Trustees Act. Deletes language requiring that a conveyance of real property to a trust include evidence of acceptance by the trustee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2309"
citation: "Illinois SB 2309 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-17"
last_action: "2018-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/671ff765-fc37-47ba-bb22-1218840ff0f1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2309&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=108714&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "bdbaca2a925e1dc164e94d894a54de76491f14a860329894896ecdb63e0b6f60"
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 2309 (100th) — TRUSTS: TRANSFER OF PROPERTY

Amends the Trusts and Trustees Act. Deletes language requiring that a conveyance of real property to a trust include evidence of acceptance by the trustee.

## 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=10000SB2309&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108714&DocNum=2309&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2309eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108714&DocNum=2309&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2309enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108714&DocNum=2309&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John G. Mulroe — primary (person)
- Nick Sauer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-17** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `filing`
- **2018-01-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2018-02-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2018-02-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 21, 2018
- **2018-02-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2018-02-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2018-03-13** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-03-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Mulroe `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2018-03-13** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-03-13** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2018-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-03-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
- **2018-04-26** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** To Trusts & Estates Law Subcommittee
- **2018-05-16** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-16** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2018-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2018-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0786 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/671ff765-fc37-47ba-bb22-1218840ff0f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).