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type: "Bill"
title: "PROBATE-EXMPT GUARDIAN FEE-DHS"
description: "Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that in cases where the Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General is the petitioner, consistent with provisions of the Abuse of Adults with Disabilities Intervention Act concerning the consent of an adult with disabilities to an assessment or to services (instead of consistent with only a portion of those provisions, concerning consent by a guardian of the person of an adult with disabilities), no guardian ad litem or legal fees shall be assessed against the Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5894"
citation: "Illinois HB 5894 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-10"
last_action: "2010-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a60cc8e-aa49-4609-b08a-229c157cde05"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5894&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=51554&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "a2864eaee968d0e09c7cd43dba08aa414c0191ab91a21032e107ba46b8eb037a"
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 HB 5894 (96th) — PROBATE-EXMPT GUARDIAN FEE-DHS
Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that in cases where the Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General is the petitioner, consistent with provisions of the Abuse of Adults with Disabilities Intervention Act concerning the consent of an adult with disabilities to an assessment or to services (instead of consistent with only a portion of those provisions, concerning consent by a guardian of the person of an adult with disabilities), no guardian ad litem or legal fees shall be assessed against the Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General. 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=09600HB5894&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51554&DocNum=5894&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5894eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51554&DocNum=5894&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5894enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51554&DocNum=5894&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1030** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jehan A. Gordon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2010-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jehan A. Gordon `filing`
- **2010-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2010-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2010-03-22** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. William Davis
- **2010-03-22** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2010-03-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2010-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2010-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2010-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-25** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2010-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2010-03-25** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2010-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2010-03-25** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2010-03-25** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2010-03-25** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2010-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2010-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2010-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2010-03-25** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2010-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2010-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2010-03-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2010-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2010-04-20** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2010
- **2010-04-28** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2010
- **2010-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1052 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a60cc8e-aa49-4609-b08a-229c157cde05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).