---
type: "Bill"
title: "RUUPA-DECEDENT-SMALL AMOUNT"
description: "Amends the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. Provides that an heir or agent who files an unclaimed property claim in which the decedent's property does not exceed $100 may submit an affidavit attesting to the heir's or agent's capacity to claim in lieu of submitting a certified copy to verify a claim. Provides that the affidavit shall be accompanied by a copy of other documentary proof that the State Treasurer requests. Provides that the State Treasurer may change the maximum value by administrative rule. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1614"
citation: "Illinois SB 1614 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d47fe29-4505-431d-b448-f4bc0fc35605"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1614&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=118679&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "a0945d5084b6aed07f74c0b761501c7fa4b11419548b7830ee59cfa9dd3bef29"
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 1614 (101st) — RUUPA-DECEDENT-SMALL AMOUNT

Amends the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. Provides that an heir or agent who files an unclaimed property claim in which the decedent's property does not exceed $100 may submit an affidavit attesting to the heir's or agent's capacity to claim in lieu of submitting a certified copy to verify a claim. Provides that the affidavit shall be accompanied by a copy of other documentary proof that the State Treasurer requests. Provides that the State Treasurer may change the maximum value by administrative rule. Effective immediately.

## 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=10100SB1614&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118679&DocNum=1614&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1614eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118679&DocNum=1614&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1614enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118679&DocNum=1614&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Debbie Meyers-Martin — primary (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Assigned to Financial Institutions `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Postponed - Financial Institutions
- **2019-03-13** Do Pass Financial Institutions; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2019
- **2019-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2019
- **2019-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2019-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2019
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0342 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d47fe29-4505-431d-b448-f4bc0fc35605`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).