---
type: "Bill"
title: "STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT PROTECT"
description: "Creates the Structured Settlement Protection Act. Requires that certain disclosures be given to a payee before the payee enters into a structured settlement for the payment of a tort claim or a settlement of a workers' compensation claim. Provides that a payee may not transfer structured payment settlement rights without approval by a court or responsible administrative authority. Establishes a procedure for the approval of transfers of structured settlement payment rights."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 3582"
citation: "Illinois HB 3582 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-28"
last_action: "2003-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a18d726b-8b87-4d31-b332-52a84f72026c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3582&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=6135&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "b919bda39c25d63b3a16d4656e01c8f8c3d43d1657096bec39aa80a034b3c899"
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 HB 3582 (93rd) — STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT PROTECT

Creates the Structured Settlement Protection Act. Requires that certain disclosures be given to a payee before the payee enters into a structured settlement for the payment of a tort claim or a settlement of a workers' compensation claim. Provides that a payee may not transfer structured payment settlement rights without approval by a court or responsible administrative authority. Establishes a procedure for the approval of transfers of structured settlement payment rights.

## 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=09300HB3582&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6135&DocNum=3582&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3582eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6135&DocNum=3582&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3582enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6135&DocNum=3582&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kurt M. Granberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kurt M. Granberg `filing`
- **2003-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 016-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kurt M. Granberg `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-03-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary K. O'Brien
- **2003-03-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2003-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2003-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2003-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kurt M. Granberg; Motion #1
- **2003-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2003-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0502 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a18d726b-8b87-4d31-b332-52a84f72026c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).