republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/sb-2437.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DISSOLUTION-INSURANCE POLICIES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that as to any policy of life insurance insuring the life of either spouse, or any interest in such policy, that constitutes non-marital property, or constitutes marital property but was not specifically allocated between the parties as provided in the Act, a beneficiary designation made by or on behalf of the decedent prior to the entry of the judgment of dissolution or declaration of invalidity of marriage that provides for the payment or transfer at death of any of the proceeds of the policy to or for the benefit of the decedent's former spouse is void as of the time of the judgment of dissolution or declaration of invalidity of marriage and the policy proceeds shall pass as if the decedent's former spouse predeceased the decedent. Provides that a life insurance company that insures the life of either spouse or holds a policy in which either spouse has an interest will not be held liable for distributing the proceeds or transferring an interest in such a policy if it is disburses the proceeds or transfers the interest prior to the actual receipt of proof of the judgment of dissolution or declaration of invalidity of marriage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2437"
citation: "Illinois SB 2437 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29b2a111-5579-4c91-8775-4646faf4640d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2437&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=109029&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "530df9c83fa3203c6bf76739d3b8523da6c88a1afa6c87db8875ff5b5153f884"
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 SB 2437 (100th) — DISSOLUTION-INSURANCE POLICIES

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that as to any policy of life insurance insuring the life of either spouse, or any interest in such policy, that constitutes non-marital property, or constitutes marital property but was not specifically allocated between the parties as provided in the Act, a beneficiary designation made by or on behalf of the decedent prior to the entry of the judgment of dissolution or declaration of invalidity of marriage that provides for the payment or transfer at death of any of the proceeds of the policy to or for the benefit of the decedent's former spouse is void as of the time of the judgment of dissolution or declaration of invalidity of marriage and the policy proceeds shall pass as if the decedent's former spouse predeceased the decedent. Provides that a life insurance company that insures the life of either spouse or holds a policy in which either spouse has an interest will not be held liable for distributing the proceeds or transferring an interest in such a policy if it is disburses the proceeds or transfers the interest prior to the actual receipt of proof of the judgment of dissolution or declaration of invalidity of marriage.

## 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=10000SB2437&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109029&DocNum=2437&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2437eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109029&DocNum=2437&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2437enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109029&DocNum=2437&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **101–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chuck Weaver — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-30** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chuck Weaver `filing`
- **2018-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-01-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2018-02-27** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2018-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chuck Weaver `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2018-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-14** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 10, 2018
- **2018-04-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2018
- **2018-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-13** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
- **2018-04-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-26** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** To Domestic Relations Law Subcommittee
- **2018-05-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Steven A. Andersson `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2018-05-16** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-16** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2018-05-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- **2018-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-22** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2018-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 23, 2018
- **2018-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Chuck Weaver `filing`
- **2018-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 011-000-000
- **2018-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2018-05-29** Senate Concurs
- **2018-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0871 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29b2a111-5579-4c91-8775-4646faf4640d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).