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type: "Bill"
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title: "PROBATE SUCCESSOR-GUARDIANS"
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description: "Amends the Probate Act of 1975. For the appointment of a successor guardian, provides that notice of the time and place of the hearing on a petition for the appointment of a successor guardian shall be given not less than 3 days before the hearing for a successor to a temporary guardian and not less than 14 days before hearing for a successor to a limited or plenary guardian. Provides that the notice shall be by mail or in person to the alleged person with a disability, to the proposed successor guardian, and to those persons whose names and addresses are listed in the petition for adjudication of disability and appointment of a guardian. Provides that the court, upon a finding of good cause, may waive the notice requirement."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "103rd"
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identifier: "HB 4961"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4961 (103rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ann M. Williams", "Michael W. Halpin"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2024-02-07"
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last_action: "2024-08-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0165b429-460e-4ab1-bbd8-3e11e4d8de98"
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source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4961&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=152887&SessionID=112"
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source_hash: "0bfc22959a07c23aec93b887e01748086b2e5030e72a7b5cf9524244175641b9"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 4961 (103rd) — PROBATE SUCCESSOR-GUARDIANS
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Amends the Probate Act of 1975. For the appointment of a successor guardian, provides that notice of the time and place of the hearing on a petition for the appointment of a successor guardian shall be given not less than 3 days before the hearing for a successor to a temporary guardian and not less than 14 days before hearing for a successor to a limited or plenary guardian. Provides that the notice shall be by mail or in person to the alleged person with a disability, to the proposed successor guardian, and to those persons whose names and addresses are listed in the petition for adjudication of disability and appointment of a guardian. Provides that the court, upon a finding of good cause, may waive the notice requirement.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4961.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4961eng.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4961enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **14–0** (pass) · lower
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- Judiciary — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ann M. Williams — primary (person)
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- Michael W. Halpin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams `filing`
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- **2024-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2024-03-05** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 014-000-000
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- **2024-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2024-04-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2024-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2024-04-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2024-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2024-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
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- **2024-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2024-04-19** Referred to Assignments
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- **2024-04-30** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2024-04-30** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
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- **2024-05-08** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
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- **2024-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2024 `reading-2`
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- **2024-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2024-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2024-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-05-16** Passed Both Houses
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- **2024-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2024-08-02** Effective Date January 1, 2025
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- **2024-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0740 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0165b429-460e-4ab1-bbd8-3e11e4d8de98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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