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Bill	PROBATE-WARD STERILIZATION	Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a guardian shall not consent to a ward's sterilization without a court order, but a court order is not required if a procedure is medically necessary to preserve the ward's life or prevent a serious impairment even though it may result in sterilization. Provides that if the motion of a guardian seeking to consent to a ward's sterilization shows that sterilization is warranted, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem, who shall be an attorney or a qualified disabilities or mental illness advocate. Provides that the court may appoint counsel for the ward, and shall do so upon the ward's request, if the ward objects to sterilization, or the ward's position is adverse to the guardian ad litem. Provides that the court shall advise the ward of his or her right to appointed counsel. Provides for a medical and psychological evaluation to assess the ward's capacity concerning sterilization. Provides that the court shall determine if the ward has the capacity to consent to sterilization by considering whether the ward is able to understand the relationship between sexual activity and reproduction; reproduction consequences; and sterilization. Provides that the ward shall not be deemed to lack capacity solely on the basis of a disability. Provides that if the court finds that the ward has capacity to consent, and the ward objects or consents, the court shall enter an order based on the ward's decision. If the court finds that the ward does not have capacity and has no clear desire for sterilization, the court shall apply standards. Provides that those standards include that the court shall not authorize sterilization unless the court clearly finds that the ward lacks decisional capacity, is fertile, and capable of procreation; the benefits outweigh the harm; less intrusive alternatives were considered; and sterilization is in the ward's best interest, considering trauma or psychological damage if he or she had a child. Provides that the court shall consider if the ward is sexually active, the ability of the ward to understand reproduction and contraception, and other factors relative to the ward's best interest. Includes other provisions.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	HB 2290	Illinois HB 2290 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	39	2	2009-02-18	2009-08-11	openstates	ocd-bill/1f621b6a-9281-455d-9dd0-1c22a89b2b7c	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2290&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44195&SessionID=76&GA=96	c59da94ad9f2b2c6db8f68d93634003fe12dc94b752db0b771d4228654fd3fd1	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2290 (96th) — PROBATE-WARD STERILIZATION

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a guardian shall not consent to a ward's sterilization without a court order, but a court order is not required if a procedure is medically necessary to preserve the ward's life or prevent a serious impairment even though it may result in sterilization. Provides that if the motion of a guardian seeking to consent to a ward's sterilization shows that sterilization is warranted, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem, who shall be an attorney or a qualified disabilities or mental illness advocate. Provides that the court may appoint counsel for the ward, and shall do so upon the ward's request, if the ward objects to sterilization, or the ward's position is adverse to the guardian ad litem. Provides that the court shall advise the ward of his or her right to appointed counsel. Provides for a medical and psychological evaluation to assess the ward's capacity concerning sterilization. Provides that the court shall determine if the ward has the capacity to consent to sterilization by considering whether the ward is able to understand the relationship between sexual activity and reproduction; reproduction consequences; and sterilization. Provides that the ward shall not be deemed to lack capacity solely on the basis of a disability. Provides that if the court finds that the ward has capacity to consent, and the ward objects or consents, the court shall enter an order based on the ward's decision. If the court finds that the ward does not have capacity and has no clear desire for sterilization, the court shall apply standards. Provides that those standards include that the court shall not authorize sterilization unless the court clearly finds that the ward lacks decisional capacity, is fertile, and capable of procreation; the benefits outweigh the harm; less intrusive alternatives were considered; and sterilization is in the ward's best interest, considering trauma or psychological damage if he or she had a child. Provides that the court shall consider if the ward is sexually active, the ability of the ward to understand reproduction and contraception, and other factors relative to the ward's best interest. Includes other provisions.

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 — 111–1 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 50–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Kathleen A. Ryg — primary (person)
• Matt Murphy — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2009-02-18 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg filing
• 2009-02-18 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-02-18 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-02-23 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee referral-committee
• 2009-02-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
• 2009-02-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
• 2009-02-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
• 2009-03-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
• 2009-03-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
• 2009-03-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2009-03-11 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 017-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-03-11 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
• 2009-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
• 2009-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
• 2009-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
• 2009-03-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-001-001 reading-3, passage
• 2009-03-30 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2009-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2009-03-30 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
• 2009-03-30 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-03-30 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-04-22 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2009-04-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
• 2009-04-29 Postponed - Judiciary
• 2009-04-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
• 2009-05-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
• 2009-05-06 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
• 2009-05-14 Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
• 2009-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-05-15 Passed Both Houses
• 2009-06-12 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2009-08-11 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2009-08-11 Effective Date January 1, 2010
• 2009-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0272 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1f621b6a-9281-455d-9dd0-1c22a89b2b7c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).