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type: "Bill"
title: "PROBATE- STAT CUSTODIAL CLAIM"
description: "Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a statutory custodial claim against the estate of a deceased disabled person made by a close relative of the disabled person who cared for the disabled person by living with and personally caring for the disabled person for at least 3 years is based on the degree of the person's disability, as follows: 100% disability $180,000 (at present, $100,000); 75% disability $135,000 (at present, $75,000); 50% disability $90,000 (at present, $50,000); and 25% disability $45,000 (at present, $25,000)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 481"
citation: "Illinois SB 481 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdccf6fb-9cb3-41e7-8c7f-a850fc4a664b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=481&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28235&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "09ea9933345cd8a3fe4f3e7b9f5d859ed9901fbbe3b1f287be95474b440f4a81"
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 481 (95th) — PROBATE- STAT CUSTODIAL CLAIM
Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a statutory custodial claim against the estate of a deceased disabled person made by a close relative of the disabled person who cared for the disabled person by living with and personally caring for the disabled person for at least 3 years is based on the degree of the person's disability, as follows: 100% disability $180,000 (at present, $100,000); 75% disability $135,000 (at present, $75,000); 50% disability $90,000 (at present, $50,000); and 25% disability $45,000 (at present, $25,000).
## 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=09500SB0481&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28235&DocNum=481&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0481eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28235&DocNum=481&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0481enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28235&DocNum=481&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Don Harmon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
- **2007-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law
- **2007-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law
- **2007-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 007-000-000
- **2007-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 007-000-000
- **2007-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-03-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cronin `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cronin `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2007-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-07** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0315 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cdccf6fb-9cb3-41e7-8c7f-a850fc4a664b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).