---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROBATE-GUARDIAN QUALIFICATION"
description: "Amends the Probate Act of 1975. To the list of felons barred from being appointed guardian of a disabled person, adds a person convicted of a felony involving harm or threat to a minor, including a felony sexual offense."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1287"
citation: "Illinois SB 1287 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-05"
last_action: "2013-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98ef1c3c-7078-4729-a2ee-49e1d7997e9f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1287&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=71746&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "3dd45a88207a698217ad276d5d7c12839c7cc8ca6989c49ac16a2ba9e04f7f03"
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 1287 (98th) — PROBATE-GUARDIAN QUALIFICATION

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. To the list of felons barred from being appointed guardian of a disabled person, adds a person convicted of a felony involving harm or threat to a minor, including a felony sexual offense.

## 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=09800SB1287&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71746&DocNum=1287&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1287eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71746&DocNum=1287&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1287enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71746&DocNum=1287&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-05** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2013-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-14** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-27** Do Pass Judiciary; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 28, 2013
- **2013-02-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 1, 2013
- **2013-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2013-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2013-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-30** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0120 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/98ef1c3c-7078-4729-a2ee-49e1d7997e9f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).