---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIV PRO-PERSONAL PROP EXEMPT"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. In provisions exempting designated items of personal property, adds a revocable or irrevocable trust which names the wife or husband of the insured or which names a child, parent, or other person dependent upon the insured as the primary beneficiary of the trust. Effective July 1, 2012."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3552"
citation: "Illinois SB 3552 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-08"
last_action: "2012-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02b0b4a0-ed53-4488-9a93-f54e90f0a6fb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3552&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65318&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "2bb9de1cafd7b9e18a88a520f9694b010ed77cf1ddb93e9274a7ba700896a81c"
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 3552 (97th) — CIV PRO-PERSONAL PROP EXEMPT

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. In provisions exempting designated items of personal property, adds a revocable or irrevocable trust which names the wife or husband of the insured or which names a child, parent, or other person dependent upon the insured as the primary beneficiary of the trust. Effective July 1, 2012.

## 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=09700SB3552&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65318&DocNum=3552&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3552eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65318&DocNum=3552&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3552enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65318&DocNum=3552&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ron Sandack — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ron Sandack `filing`
- **2012-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-28** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 29, 2012
- **2012-03-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2012
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-04-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2012
- **2012-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1030 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02b0b4a0-ed53-4488-9a93-f54e90f0a6fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).