---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROBATE-PRESUMPTIVELY VOID"
description: "Amends the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1048"
citation: "Illinois SB 1048 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 71
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-01-24"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3855512f-f32e-436e-a525-920af5fd6bd1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1048&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=70818&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "978a59fa97840098addeed029fab8ebdb848dcb40733e233cc70cdb509ae7af2"
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 1048 (98th) — PROBATE-PRESUMPTIVELY VOID

Amends the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09800SB1048&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=70818&DocNum=1048&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1048eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=70818&DocNum=1048&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1048enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=70818&DocNum=1048&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ann Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- David Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Don Harmon — primary (person)
- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Rita — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2013-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
- **2013-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2013
- **2013-04-16** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-27** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2014
- **2014-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
- **2014-04-11** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 1, 2014 `reading-3`
- **2014-05-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2014-05-05** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 8, 2014 `reading-3`
- **2014-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 011-000-000
- **2014-05-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2014-05-07** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2014-05-07** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-05-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2014-05-07** Sponsor Removed Sen. William R. Haine
- **2014-05-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-05-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-12** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2014-05-14** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2014-05-14** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2014-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2014-05-16** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2014
- **2014-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-20** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2014-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2014-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2014-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2014-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2014-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2014-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2014-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2014-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2014-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2014-05-22** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 23, 2014
- **2014-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2014-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
- **2014-05-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2014-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1093 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3855512f-f32e-436e-a525-920af5fd6bd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).