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Bill	ADULT GUARDIANSHIP-VISITATION	Amends the Guardians for Adults With Disabilities Article of the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that an adult child, spouse, adult grandchild, parent, adult sibling, or other interested person (instead of an adult child) may petition for visitation privileges with the ward. Provides that "other interested person" means any person who has a significant, ongoing relationship based on or productive of strong affection.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 4687	Illinois HB 4687 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	55	3	2018-02-07	2018-08-24	openstates	ocd-bill/27f57978-5e76-447f-b68b-6db041cd1bd7	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4687&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=109718&SessionID=91&GA=100	274457e60635286cb28eb4b448d29908fa1af4d8762f9b8396c5f2b9aad56675	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4687 (100th) — ADULT GUARDIANSHIP-VISITATION

Amends the Guardians for Adults With Disabilities Article of the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that an adult child, spouse, adult grandchild, parent, adult sibling, or other interested person (instead of an adult child) may petition for visitation privileges with the ward. Provides that "other interested person" means any person who has a significant, ongoing relationship based on or productive of strong affection.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence — 109–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 109–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Thomas M. Bennett — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-02-07 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett filing
• 2018-02-07 First Reading reading-1
• 2018-02-07 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2018-03-05 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
• 2018-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett amendment-introduction
• 2018-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2018-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
• 2018-03-23 To Domestic Relations Law Subcommittee
• 2018-04-10 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage
• 2018-04-10 Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
• 2018-04-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2018-04-10 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2018-04-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2018-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
• 2018-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
• 2018-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Peter Breen
• 2018-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
• 2018-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst
• 2018-04-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
• 2018-04-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
• 2018-04-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
• 2018-04-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2018-04-20 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2018-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2018-04-23 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2018-04-24 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2018-04-24 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2018-04-24 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
• 2018-04-24 First Reading reading-1
• 2018-04-24 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2018-04-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
• 2018-05-01 Assigned to Human Services referral-committee
• 2018-05-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett amendment-introduction
• 2018-05-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2018-05-02 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
• 2018-05-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2018-05-09 Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2018-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
• 2018-05-10 Second Reading reading-2
• 2018-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2018
• 2018-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2018-05-16 Arrived in House introduction
• 2018-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2018-05-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
• 2018-05-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2018-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
• 2018-05-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-000-000
• 2018-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 109-000-000
• 2018-05-31 House Concurs
• 2018-05-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2018-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2018-06-29 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2018-08-24 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2018-08-24 Effective Date January 1, 2019
• 2018-08-24 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1054 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/27f57978-5e76-447f-b68b-6db041cd1bd7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).