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type: "Bill"
title: "PROBATE-TEMPORARY GUARDIAN"
description: "Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Adds to the circumstances in which the court is allowed to appoint a temporary guardian: a guardian's death, incapacity, or resignation. Provides that the court shall state the actual harm that necessitates the temporary guardianship or any extension of the guardianship (instead of necessitates the temporary guardianship). Provides that no extension shall be granted except in a case where there has been an adjudication of disability, or if the court finds it is in the best interest of the alleged disabled person so as to protect the person from abuse or neglect. Deletes a provision stating that, except for an appeal of an adjudication of disability, no extension shall be granted."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2015"
citation: "Illinois SB 2015 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-10"
last_action: "2011-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68f9b6ac-a4ba-48e9-ba3f-131bd3e02e0c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2015&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=58160&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "ab9981bf99f10aaf8a67284d66684f7da5c3a85617092bdf39942383c4295cd3"
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 2015 (97th) — PROBATE-TEMPORARY GUARDIAN
Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Adds to the circumstances in which the court is allowed to appoint a temporary guardian: a guardian's death, incapacity, or resignation. Provides that the court shall state the actual harm that necessitates the temporary guardianship or any extension of the guardianship (instead of necessitates the temporary guardianship). Provides that no extension shall be granted except in a case where there has been an adjudication of disability, or if the court finds it is in the best interest of the alleged disabled person so as to protect the person from abuse or neglect. Deletes a provision stating that, except for an appeal of an adjudication of disability, no extension shall be granted.
## 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=09700SB2015&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58160&DocNum=2015&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2015eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58160&DocNum=2015&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2015enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=58160&DocNum=2015&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2011-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-10** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2011
- **2011-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2011-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Judiciary
- **2011-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Judiciary
- **2011-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2011-05-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2011-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-19** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0614 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/68f9b6ac-a4ba-48e9-ba3f-131bd3e02e0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).