---
type: "Bill"
title: "DISABLD ADULT-GUARDIAN-EVIDNCE"
description: "Amends the Probate Act of 1975. In provisions concerning the appointment of guardians for disabled adults, provides that a court may adjudge a person to be a disabled person and appoint a guardian of his or her person or estate only if it has been demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that the person is a disabled person as defined in the Act and is unable to make responsible decisions concerning his or her personal or financial affairs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 41"
citation: "Illinois SB 41 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-01-09"
last_action: "2003-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc589a54-c049-4739-a015-676761f73a82"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=41&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=310&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "2221ee29b7952580244f16464e76824393bedc34b48482e955d77c1178ca0f33"
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 41 (93rd) — DISABLD ADULT-GUARDIAN-EVIDNCE

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. In provisions concerning the appointment of guardians for disabled adults, provides that a court may adjudge a person to be a disabled person and appoint a guardian of his or her person or estate only if it has been demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that the person is a disabled person as defined in the Act and is unable to make responsible decisions concerning his or her personal or financial affairs.

## 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=09300SB0041&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=310&DocNum=41&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0041eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=310&DocNum=41&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0041enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=310&DocNum=41&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–3** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **34–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2003-01-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-29** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2003-02-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-02-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 6, 2003
- **2003-03-06** Third Reading - Passed; 034-017-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-06** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness Committee; 006-000-003 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2003-04-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2003-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-003-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-05** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0435 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fc589a54-c049-4739-a015-676761f73a82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).