---
type: "Bill"
title: "GUARDIAN OF MINOR-RELOCATION"
description: "Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a guardianship order for a minor that incorporates language governing removal of the minor from the State encompasses only those removals which take place within one year of the order, and must include a provision for the guardian to provide notice to the parents of the date of removal and the residential address of the minor after removal. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 786"
citation: "Illinois SB 786 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-05"
last_action: "2015-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff9c867c-1a34-4c4c-a866-6bcbb471ac81"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=786&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=86003&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "781f5bf6acd2c055d8c0ea4e2a132f678fdc0a319d577ca1618ec7177cad8732"
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 786 (99th) — GUARDIAN OF MINOR-RELOCATION

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a guardianship order for a minor that incorporates language governing removal of the minor from the State encompasses only those removals which take place within one year of the order, and must include a provision for the guardian to provide notice to the parents of the date of removal and the residential address of the minor after removal. Effective immediately.

## 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=09900SB0786&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86003&DocNum=786&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0786eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86003&DocNum=786&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0786enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86003&DocNum=786&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-05** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2015-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-17** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-24** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2015
- **2015-03-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2015
- **2015-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2015-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-20** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2015-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2015-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-30** Effective Date July 30, 2015
- **2015-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0207 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff9c867c-1a34-4c4c-a866-6bcbb471ac81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).