republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-4867.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROBATE-MULTIPLE GUARDIANSHIPS"
description: "Amends the Guardians for Adults With Disabilities Article of the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that the court may not appoint an individual the guardian of the person or estate of an adult with disabilities before the individual has disclosed to the court the number of adults with disabilities over which the individual is currently appointed as guardian. Provides that if the court determines that an individual is appointed guardian over more than 5 adults with disabilities, then the court shall issue an order directing the circuit court clerk to notify the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commission. Provides that the clerk shall notify the Commission no later than 7 days after the entry of the order. Exempts the Office of the State Guardian and public guardians from the new provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4867"
citation: "Illinois HB 4867 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-14"
last_action: "2018-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f7afab2-237b-486e-8266-9731280a0979"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4867&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110233&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "c3f2029f7f06beaee054c7bdcb6ca8c618ed07a485d1e4f53a420d5017a92de3"
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 4867 (100th) — PROBATE-MULTIPLE GUARDIANSHIPS

Amends the Guardians for Adults With Disabilities Article of the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that the court may not appoint an individual the guardian of the person or estate of an adult with disabilities before the individual has disclosed to the court the number of adults with disabilities over which the individual is currently appointed as guardian. Provides that if the court determines that an individual is appointed guardian over more than 5 adults with disabilities, then the court shall issue an order directing the circuit court clerk to notify the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commission. Provides that the clerk shall notify the Commission no later than 7 days after the entry of the order. Exempts the Office of the State Guardian and public guardians from the new provisions.

## 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=10000HB4867&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110233&DocNum=4867&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4867eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110233&DocNum=4867&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4867enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110233&DocNum=4867&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David S. Olsen — primary (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David S. Olsen `filing`
- **2018-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-26** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-07** To Trusts & Estates Law Subcommittee
- **2018-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David S. Olsen `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **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
- **2018-04-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 25, 2018 `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2018-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-01** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `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
- **2018-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2018-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-01** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0659 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f7afab2-237b-486e-8266-9731280a0979`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).