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Bill TRUSTS-VIRTUAL REPRESENTATION Amends the Trusts and Trustees Act. Provides that a trust may be converted to a total return trust by an agreement of the trustee and all primary beneficiaries or all beneficiaries receiving income or principal and presumptive trust remaindermen (instead of all primary beneficiaries under the applicable virtual representation provisions of the Act). Provides that if there is no conflict of interest, a represented person, including a primary beneficiary or presumptive remainder beneficiary, and a minor, disabled, or unborn or unknown persons may be represented and bound by a party with a substantially identical interest. Provides that a total return trust conversion may be made between the trustee and all primary beneficiaries or other beneficiaries and presumptive remaindermen. Provides that a trust that provides a beneficial interest to a charity or charitable purpose not specifically named in the trust shall be known as a charitable interest and the Attorney General may represent and act on behalf of the charitable interest as to any dispute, including a nonjudicial settlement or a total return trust conversion. Provides that a nonjudicial settlement agreement between a trustee and all interested parties whose consent or joinder would be required for court approval is valid as to the matters of a trustee's appointment, compensation, liability, or indemnification (instead of if all primary beneficiaries of a trust are adults any written agreement, other than a trust termination agreement, construing trust provisions regarding the trustee, between a trustee and all of the primary beneficiaries of a trust shall be final and binding on the trustee and all beneficiaries of the trust, both current and future, as if ordered by a court). These provisions apply to all existing and future trusts, court proceedings, and agreements entered into under this Section on or after the effective date (instead of these provisions apply to all existing and future trusts, but only as to agreements made on or after the effective date). Includes other provisions. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 96th SB 188 Illinois SB 188 (96th)
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Illinois SB 188 (96th) — TRUSTS-VIRTUAL REPRESENTATION

Amends the Trusts and Trustees Act. Provides that a trust may be converted to a total return trust by an agreement of the trustee and all primary beneficiaries or all beneficiaries receiving income or principal and presumptive trust remaindermen (instead of all primary beneficiaries under the applicable virtual representation provisions of the Act). Provides that if there is no conflict of interest, a represented person, including a primary beneficiary or presumptive remainder beneficiary, and a minor, disabled, or unborn or unknown persons may be represented and bound by a party with a substantially identical interest. Provides that a total return trust conversion may be made between the trustee and all primary beneficiaries or other beneficiaries and presumptive remaindermen. Provides that a trust that provides a beneficial interest to a charity or charitable purpose not specifically named in the trust shall be known as a charitable interest and the Attorney General may represent and act on behalf of the charitable interest as to any dispute, including a nonjudicial settlement or a total return trust conversion. Provides that a nonjudicial settlement agreement between a trustee and all interested parties whose consent or joinder would be required for court approval is valid as to the matters of a trustee's appointment, compensation, liability, or indemnification (instead of if all primary beneficiaries of a trust are adults any written agreement, other than a trust termination agreement, construing trust provisions regarding the trustee, between a trustee and all of the primary beneficiaries of a trust shall be final and binding on the trustee and all beneficiaries of the trust, both current and future, as if ordered by a court). These provisions apply to all existing and future trusts, court proceedings, and agreements entered into under this Section on or after the effective date (instead of these provisions apply to all existing and future trusts, but only as to agreements made on or after the effective date). 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 — 1150 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 590 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Kirk W. Dillard — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2009-02-03 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard filing
  • 2009-02-03 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-02-03 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2009-02-10 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2009-02-19 Postponed - Judiciary
  • 2009-02-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard amendment-introduction
  • 2009-02-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2009-02-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  • 2009-02-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2009-02-25 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 011-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2009-02-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 26, 2009
  • 2009-02-27 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2009-02-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2009
  • 2009-03-25 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-03-25 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2009-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-03-25 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
  • 2009-03-25 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-03-25 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-04-14 Assigned to Executive Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-05-08 Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2009
  • 2009-05-14 Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2009-05-14 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-05-18 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2009-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-05-19 Passed Both Houses
  • 2009-06-17 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2009-08-14 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2009-08-14 Effective Date January 1, 2010
  • 2009-08-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0479 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/45334011-6049-458b-9a64-b8708c577db5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).