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type: "Bill"
title: "PROBATE-SMALL ESTATE-VALUE"
description: "Amends the Probate Act of 1975. In provisions concerning a small estate affidavit, increases the permissible maximum value of the decedent's personal estate from $50,000 to $100,000. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 2630"
citation: "Illinois SB 2630 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-04"
last_action: "2004-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5713547f-1be8-491d-a3e5-adc90a6f440f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2630&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=9153&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "ed6ec96c54376a2f6931137b58ede95626db028f22e1b0228f085b32fcab4906"
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 2630 (93rd) — PROBATE-SMALL ESTATE-VALUE
Amends the Probate Act of 1975. In provisions concerning a small estate affidavit, increases the permissible maximum value of the decedent's personal estate from $50,000 to $100,000. Effective immediately.
## 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=09300SB2630&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=9153&DocNum=2630&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2630eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=9153&DocNum=2630&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2630enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=9153&DocNum=2630&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Richard J. Winkel, Jr. — primary (person)
- Rosemary Kurtz — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2004-02-04** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr. `filing`
- **2004-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-04** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-18** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-26** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004
- **2004-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
- **2004-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-02** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Kurtz
- **2004-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-06** Effective Date August 6, 2004
- **2004-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0877 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5713547f-1be8-491d-a3e5-adc90a6f440f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).