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| Bill | TRUSTS-SMALL TRUST TERMINATE | Amends the Trusts and Trustees Act. Permits a trustee to terminate a trust if it has a market value of less than $100,000 and the costs of continuing the trust will substantially impair the purpose of the trust. Outlines how distribution shall be made. Provides that a trustee who is an income beneficiary may not participate as a trustee in the exercise of termination power. Provides that the trustee shall give notice to the persons entitled to distribution at least 30 days prior to the effective date of the termination of the trust. Provides that the provisions of the Section concerning small trust termination shall not apply to trusts for domestic or pet animals. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | SB 531 | Illinois SB 531 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 36 | 3 | 2007-02-08 | 2007-09-11 | openstates | ocd-bill/c517c2dd-77d5-4093-9821-c9db40ec2d1e | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=531&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28337&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 4256488d22931bd21eea88afedfd14c1c42515e9e3af03a93f8aa2c0d8223738 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 531 (95th) — TRUSTS-SMALL TRUST TERMINATE
Amends the Trusts and Trustees Act. Permits a trustee to terminate a trust if it has a market value of less than $100,000 and the costs of continuing the trust will substantially impair the purpose of the trust. Outlines how distribution shall be made. Provides that a trustee who is an income beneficiary may not participate as a trustee in the exercise of termination power. Provides that the trustee shall give notice to the persons entitled to distribution at least 30 days prior to the effective date of the termination of the trust. Provides that the provisions of the Section concerning small trust termination shall not apply to trusts for domestic or pet animals.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence — 52–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Kirk W. Dillard — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-02-08 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
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 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- 2007-03-29 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-03-30 Arrived in House
introduction - 2007-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-16 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- 2007-04-16 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-16 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-04-30 Assigned to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-18 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
- 2007-05-25 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2007
- 2007-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee
amendment-introduction - 2007-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-05-30 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-30 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-30 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-05-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-31 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-31 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- 2007-05-31 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - June 1, 2007
- 2007-06-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
filing - 2007-06-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-06-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary Civil Law
referral-committee - 2007-06-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 007-000-000
- 2007-06-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-000-000
- 2007-06-14 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-07-13 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-09-11 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-09-11 Effective Date June 1, 2008
- 2007-09-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0605
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c517c2dd-77d5-4093-9821-c9db40ec2d1e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).