---
type: "Bill"
title: "RUUPA-PROP AMOUNT-AFFIDAVIT"
description: "Amends the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. Allows the administrator to deliver property or pay the amount owing to a person without the person filing a claim if the value of the property that is owed the person is $5,000 (rather than $2,000) or less. Allows the administrator to waive a specific requirement and pay or deliver property directly to a person if the property has a value of less than $2,000 (rather than $500). Allows an heir or agent who files an unclaimed property claim in which the decedent's property does not exceed $250 (rather than $100) to submit an affidavit attesting to the heir's or agent's capacity to claim in lieu of submitting a certified copy of the will to verify a claim. Provides that an affidavit is not required to include a copy of the decedent's death certificate if other evidence of the death of the owner is available. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 3174"
citation: "Illinois SB 3174 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sara Feigenholtz", "Stephanie A. Kifowit"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a32b1c8-4294-41e9-aaca-aedd8759140f"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3174&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=137926&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "54afedcaaa0226e1cd036bb259b44a16b6569408094be0a891bab7d93cdf93fc"
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 3174 (102nd) — RUUPA-PROP AMOUNT-AFFIDAVIT

Amends the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. Allows the administrator to deliver property or pay the amount owing to a person without the person filing a claim if the value of the property that is owed the person is $5,000 (rather than $2,000) or less. Allows the administrator to waive a specific requirement and pay or deliver property directly to a person if the property has a value of less than $2,000 (rather than $500). Allows an heir or agent who files an unclaimed property claim in which the decedent's property does not exceed $250 (rather than $100) to submit an affidavit attesting to the heir's or agent's capacity to claim in lieu of submitting a certified copy of the will to verify a claim. Provides that an affidavit is not required to include a copy of the decedent's death certificate if other evidence of the death of the owner is available. Makes conforming changes. 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/SB/PDF/10200SB3174.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3174eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3174enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-12** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2022-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2022-02-07** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 8, 2022
- **2022-02-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 15, 2022
- **2022-02-16** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2022-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-07** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-04-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-13** Effective Date May 13, 2022
- **2022-05-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0835 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a32b1c8-4294-41e9-aaca-aedd8759140f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).