---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROBATE-PUBLIC GUARDIAN-FEES"
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 3594"
citation: "Illinois SB 3594 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-10"
last_action: "2012-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6de56f7c-2a1a-46db-85ef-b176b3c04a59"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3594&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65475&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "ab45884e4bd48c0462e1ab47b2f7d6ee06e19f54bae03631c7472b9c7b2baa41"
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 3594 (97th) — PROBATE-PUBLIC GUARDIAN-FEES

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=09700SB3594&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65475&DocNum=3594&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3594eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65475&DocNum=3594&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3594enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65475&DocNum=3594&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–1** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 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`
- **2012-02-29** 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`
- **2012-04-19** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2012-05-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-05-25** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
- **2012-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2012
- **2012-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2012-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2012-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2012-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2012
- **2012-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1095 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6de56f7c-2a1a-46db-85ef-b176b3c04a59`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).