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Bill	PROBATE-ELDER ABUSERS INHERIT	Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Denies benefits resulting from an individual's death to persons convicted of financially exploiting, abusing, or neglecting the decedent while the decedent was an elderly person.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	HB 51	Illinois HB 51 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	62	3	2002-12-18	2003-07-23	openstates	ocd-bill/329e6e7d-309e-4cd8-9ec6-9137c5457ca1	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=51&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=180&SessionID=3&GA=93	693c9a4c069a2dc52caa3e8c5e0ecb993883739f8661d0089ba3a911e698f889	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 51 (93rd) — PROBATE-ELDER ABUSERS INHERIT

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Denies benefits resulting from an individual's death to persons convicted of financially exploiting, abusing, or neglecting the decedent while the decedent was an elderly person.

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 — 116–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 117–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Dale E. Risinger — cosponsor (person)
• Edward D. Maloney — cosponsor (person)
• Larry K. Bomke — cosponsor (person)
• Lou Lang — primary (person)
• Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
• Richard J. Winkel, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2002-12-18 Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang filing
• 2003-01-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-01-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-01-23 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee referral-committee
• 2003-02-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
• 2003-02-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
• 2003-02-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee amendment-introduction
• 2003-02-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2003-02-21 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 018-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-02-21 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-02-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
• 2003-02-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
• 2003-02-26 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-02-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-02-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
• 2003-02-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-03-04 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2003-03-04 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 5, 2003 reading-1
• 2003-03-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
• 2003-03-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
• 2003-03-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
• 2003-03-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone
• 2003-03-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
• 2003-03-21 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
• 2003-03-24 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-24 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-04-03 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2003-04-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
• 2003-04-16 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-04-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2003
• 2003-04-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein amendment-introduction
• 2003-04-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-05-01 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
• 2003-05-05 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
• 2003-05-06 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
• 2003-05-06 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
• 2003-05-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
• 2003-05-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 010-000-000
• 2003-05-08 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2003-05-08 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-05-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Silverstein amendment-passage
• 2003-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
• 2003-05-08 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2003-05-13 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-13 Arrived in House introduction
• 2003-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2003-05-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
• 2003-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang; Motion #1
• 2003-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness Committee referral-committee
• 2003-05-23 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
• 2003-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness Committee; 006-000-000
• 2003-05-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2003-05-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2003-05-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
• 2003-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
• 2003-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-07-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-07-23 Effective Date January 1, 2004
• 2003-07-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0299 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/329e6e7d-309e-4cd8-9ec6-9137c5457ca1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).