republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-4687.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "ADULT GUARDIANSHIP-VISITATION"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4687"
citation: "Illinois HB 4687 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-07"
last_action: "2018-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27f57978-5e76-447f-b68b-6db041cd1bd7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4687&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=109718&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "274457e60635286cb28eb4b448d29908fa1af4d8762f9b8396c5f2b9aad56675"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4687&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109718&DocNum=4687&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4687eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109718&DocNum=4687&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4687enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109718&DocNum=4687&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27f57978-5e76-447f-b68b-6db041cd1bd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).