---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROBATE-TEMPORARY GUARDIAN"
description: "Amends the Guardians For Adults with Disabilities Article of the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian for an alleged person with a disability shall be filed at the time of or subsequent to the filing of a petition for adjudication of disability and appointment of a guardian. Provides that the petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian shall state specified facts. Provides that notice of the time and place of the hearing on a petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian or petition to revoke the appointment of a temporary guardian shall be given not less than 3 days before the hearing. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 263"
citation: "Illinois HB 263 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Julie A. Morrison", "Thomas M. Bennett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-25"
last_action: "2021-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b593c4ca-7a33-4686-8fa9-037954def39b"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=263&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=128147&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "c43f63582e2213362f838fa668684363b7a2898336861adaada418237b091583"
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 HB 263 (102nd) — PROBATE-TEMPORARY GUARDIAN

Amends the Guardians For Adults with Disabilities Article of the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian for an alleged person with a disability shall be filed at the time of or subsequent to the filing of a petition for adjudication of disability and appointment of a guardian. Provides that the petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian shall state specified facts. Provides that notice of the time and place of the hearing on a petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian or petition to revoke the appointment of a temporary guardian shall be given not less than 3 days before the hearing. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0263.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0263eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0263enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)
- Thomas M. Bennett — primary (person)
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Bos — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ugaste — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Welter — cosponsor (person)
- Deanne M. Mazzochi — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Hoffman — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Batinick — cosponsor (person)
- Martin McLaughlin — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Windhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett `filing`
- **2021-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
- **2021-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
- **2021-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2021-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
- **2021-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2021-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2021-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2021-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2021-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
- **2021-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
- **2021-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2021-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Bos
- **2021-04-13** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2021-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2021-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2021-04-16** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2021-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-23** Effective Date July 23, 2021
- **2021-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0120 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b593c4ca-7a33-4686-8fa9-037954def39b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).