---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROBATE: SHORT-TERM GUARDIAN"
description: "Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that the appointment of a short-term guardian shall terminate upon the appointment of a temporary custodian for the minor under certain provisions of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1565"
citation: "Illinois SB 1565 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-02-13"
last_action: "2013-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1843a669-e826-45dd-87c4-3ba4767e91bf"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1565&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=72375&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "f591f5fd365461220eaf560160f39daeffb87754635b3ce8b228bf28466df92c"
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 1565 (98th) — PROBATE: SHORT-TERM GUARDIAN

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that the appointment of a short-term guardian shall terminate upon the appointment of a temporary custodian for the minor under certain provisions of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.

## 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=09800SB1565&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72375&DocNum=1565&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1565eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72375&DocNum=1565&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1565enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72375&DocNum=1565&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- William Delgado — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-13** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado `filing`
- **2013-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-13** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-05** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2013-03-12** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2013-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2013-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-19** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2013
- **2013-04-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2013
- **2013-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2013-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-14** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-23** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2013-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 24, 2013
- **2013-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William Delgado `filing`
- **2013-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2013-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2013-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-27** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0568 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1843a669-e826-45dd-87c4-3ba4767e91bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).