republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-1795.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "TRUST CODE-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Trust Code. Moves the definitions of \"appointive property\" and \"permissible appointee\" from the Trust Decanting Article and the Uniform Powers of Appointment Law to the definitions Section for the entire Code. Makes changes in provisions concerning: definitions; default and mandatory rules; governing law; nonjudicial settlement agreements; representation; representation by holders of certain powers; trust creation; trusts created in other jurisdictions; trusts for domestic animals; modifications to achieve settlor's objectives; creditor claims; revocation by divorce or annulment; directed trusts; the trustee's duty to inform and account; distribution upon termination; life insurance; conversion by agreement; trust decanting; powers of appointment; and applicability. In the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, changes a cross-reference to the Illinois Trust Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 1795"
citation: "Illinois HB 1795 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ann M. Williams", "John Connor"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-16"
last_action: "2021-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19780ab8-e634-45f0-8290-5f0b153c5a70"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1795&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=130505&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "dc405b9f6c8f121750ad4772e2f5b0993225a835b03c3c6e31927e30fef9d325"
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 1795 (102nd) — TRUST CODE-VARIOUS

Amends the Illinois Trust Code. Moves the definitions of "appointive property" and "permissible appointee" from the Trust Decanting Article and the Uniform Powers of Appointment Law to the definitions Section for the entire Code. Makes changes in provisions concerning: definitions; default and mandatory rules; governing law; nonjudicial settlement agreements; representation; representation by holders of certain powers; trust creation; trusts created in other jurisdictions; trusts for domestic animals; modifications to achieve settlor's objectives; creditor claims; revocation by divorce or annulment; directed trusts; the trustee's duty to inform and account; distribution upon termination; life insurance; conversion by agreement; trust decanting; powers of appointment; and applicability. In the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, changes a cross-reference to the Illinois Trust Code.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1795.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1795eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1795ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1795enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **70–39** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ann M. Williams — primary (person)
- John Connor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams `filing`
- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2021-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-006-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-039-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John Connor
- **2021-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-06** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0279 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19780ab8-e634-45f0-8290-5f0b153c5a70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).