---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROBATE-ORDER APPOINT GUARDIAN"
description: "Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning guardians."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3592"
citation: "Illinois SB 3592 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 63
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2012-02-10"
last_action: "2012-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0ee4f7a-f456-4f32-bef6-d77c5013218f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3592&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65471&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "5f8f0712b5fb63dcd897f9b813e654d405169c481f80d7478b135ee7d6b0d65e"
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 3592 (97th) — PROBATE-ORDER APPOINT GUARDIAN

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning guardians.

## 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=09700SB3592&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65471&DocNum=3592&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3592eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65471&DocNum=3592&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3592enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65471&DocNum=3592&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **30–26** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **74–43** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **30–26** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **30–26** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Angelo Saviano — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2012-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2012-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2012
- **2012-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2012
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-04-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2012
- **2012-05-23** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-24** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2012-05-24** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2012-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2012-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2012-05-29** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
- **2012-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-05-31** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-043-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2, 3
- **2012-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2, 3 - May 31, 2012
- **2012-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2012-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2012-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2012-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2012-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2012-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2012-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 030-026-001
- **2012-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 030-026-001
- **2012-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 030-026-001
- **2012-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-24** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1093 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0ee4f7a-f456-4f32-bef6-d77c5013218f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).