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Bill	ADLT GUARDIANS-VIDEO HEARINGS	Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that the Illinois Supreme Court or any circuit court of this State may adopt rules permitting the use of video conferencing equipment in any adult guardianship hearing. Provides that if the parties, including the respondent, and their attorneys, including the State Guardian or public guardian or an authorized representative of the State Guardian or public guardian, agree, one or multiple participants may testify by video conferencing equipment from any location in the absence of a court rule specifically prohibiting that testimony.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	SB 1319	Illinois SB 1319 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	47	2	2017-02-09	2017-08-25	openstates	ocd-bill/60673fea-f45c-4db1-8b61-f0433c56b019	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1319&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=103625&SessionID=91&GA=100	a33327bef470320de2efc4c444e5cc82e70d1e0dc3dead2721143694f277a0e0	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1319 (100th) — ADLT GUARDIANS-VIDEO HEARINGS

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that the Illinois Supreme Court or any circuit court of this State may adopt rules permitting the use of video conferencing equipment in any adult guardianship hearing. Provides that if the parties, including the respondent, and their attorneys, including the State Guardian or public guardian or an authorized representative of the State Guardian or public guardian, agree, one or multiple participants may testify by video conferencing equipment from any location in the absence of a court rule specifically prohibiting that testimony.

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 — 51–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Tim Bivins — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Tim Bivins filing
• 2017-02-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-02-09 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-02-15 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2017-03-01 Postponed - Judiciary
• 2017-03-08 Postponed - Judiciary
• 2017-03-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Tim Bivins amendment-introduction
• 2017-03-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-03-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
• 2017-03-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2017-03-15 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2017
• 2017-04-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Tim Bivins amendment-introduction
• 2017-04-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-04-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Tim Bivins amendment-introduction
• 2017-04-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-04-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
• 2017-04-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
• 2017-04-26 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2017
• 2017-04-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
• 2017-04-28 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 reading-3
• 2017-05-05 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Bivins amendment-passage
• 2017-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2017-05-05 Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
• 2017-05-08 Arrived in House introduction
• 2017-05-08 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
• 2017-05-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-05-09 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-05-15 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
• 2017-05-16 To Domestic Relations Law Subcommittee
• 2017-05-19 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
• 2017-05-24 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-05-24 Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
• 2017-05-24 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-05-24 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-05-24 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-05-26 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
• 2017-05-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-30 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-06-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-08-25 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2017-08-25 Effective Date January 1, 2018
• 2017-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0427 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/60673fea-f45c-4db1-8b61-f0433c56b019. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).