---
type: "Bill"
title: "GUARDIANSHIP-DEMENTIA TRAINING"
description: "Amends the Guardianship and Advocacy Act. Provides that the guardianship training program shall include content regarding Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Requires a public guardian to complete a one-hour course on Alzheimer's disease and dementia within 6 months of appointment and annually thereafter."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 216"
citation: "Illinois SB 216 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anna Moeller", "Mary Edly-Allen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e93ac429-84b9-4aaa-be65-52731dd03da5"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=216&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=143810&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "52a43ab898b3db5710d82380489861bc2b975c88860f6bbb7d3782bea481b0f4"
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 216 (103rd) — GUARDIANSHIP-DEMENTIA TRAINING

Amends the Guardianship and Advocacy Act. Provides that the guardianship training program shall include content regarding Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Requires a public guardian to complete a one-hour course on Alzheimer's disease and dementia within 6 months of appointment and annually thereafter.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0216.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0216eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0216enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Health and Human Services — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anna Moeller — primary (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Cyril Nichols — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Halpin — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Porfirio — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
- Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Willie Preston — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen `filing`
- **2023-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-31** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-02-07** Assigned to Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2023-02-15** Do Pass Health and Human Services; 012-000-000
- **2023-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-02-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2023-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2023-02-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- **2023-02-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
- **2023-02-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- **2023-02-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2023-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2023-02-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2023-03-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 8, 2023
- **2023-03-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
- **2023-03-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
- **2023-03-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
- **2023-03-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2023-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2023-03-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2023-03-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
- **2023-03-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2023-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2023-03-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 24, 2023
- **2023-03-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
- **2023-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 056-001-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2023-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-04-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- **2023-04-11** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000
- **2023-04-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- **2023-04-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-04-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2023-04-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2023-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2023-04-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2023-05-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
- **2023-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-09** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-06-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0064 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e93ac429-84b9-4aaa-be65-52731dd03da5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).