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Bill	PROBATE ACT - GUARDIANS	Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a court lacks jurisdiction to proceed on a petition for the appointment of a guardian of a minor if it finds that there is a short-term guardian appointed who is fit, willing, and able to care for the minor and that when the petitioner is not the short-term guardian of the minor, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the short-term guardian of the minor is fit, willing, and able to care for the minor and that the petitioner shall have the burden of proving that the short-term guardian is not fit, willing, or able to care for the minor or that the short-term guardianship has been vacated. Further provides that the appointment of a short-term guardian does not constitute parental consent for court appointment of a guardian. Provides that if a short-term guardian appointed by the minor's parent or guardian petitions for guardianship or standby guardianship, his or her petition must state certain facts concerning his or her appointment as short-term guardian and include a copy of the short-term guardianship appointment with the petition. Provides that a guardian of a minor shall not remove a minor from the State for more than 30 days without first petitioning the court for removal and obtaining leave of the court.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	HB 5686	Illinois HB 5686 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	56	3	2014-02-14	2014-08-26	openstates	ocd-bill/2607f52b-c796-404e-875f-6b124ac00603	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5686&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80850&SessionID=85&GA=98	3f56a5af4174e5e6736acdce776c6ae48b395eac1f1a4f1c62c33bd8b13732c5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5686 (98th) — PROBATE ACT - GUARDIANS

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a court lacks jurisdiction to proceed on a petition for the appointment of a guardian of a minor if it finds that there is a short-term guardian appointed who is fit, willing, and able to care for the minor and that when the petitioner is not the short-term guardian of the minor, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the short-term guardian of the minor is fit, willing, and able to care for the minor and that the petitioner shall have the burden of proving that the short-term guardian is not fit, willing, or able to care for the minor or that the short-term guardianship has been vacated. Further provides that the appointment of a short-term guardian does not constitute parental consent for court appointment of a guardian. Provides that if a short-term guardian appointed by the minor's parent or guardian petitions for guardianship or standby guardianship, his or her petition must state certain facts concerning his or her appointment as short-term guardian and include a copy of the short-term guardianship appointment with the petition. Provides that a guardian of a minor shall not remove a minor from the State for more than 30 days without first petitioning the court for removal and obtaining leave of the court.

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

• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 114–1 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 109–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2014-02-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie filing
• 2014-02-14 First Reading reading-1
• 2014-02-14 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-03-13 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2014-03-26 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2014-03-26 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2014-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2014-04-01 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie amendment-introduction
• 2014-04-01 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-04-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2014-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
• 2014-04-02 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie amendment-introduction
• 2014-04-02 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-04-03 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2014-04-03 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2014-04-03 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2014-04-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2014-04-03 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2014-04-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2014-04-04 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2014-04-04 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2014-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2014-04-07 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2014-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2014 reading-1
• 2014-04-08 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2014-04-08 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
• 2014-04-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2014-04-09 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2014-04-30 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2014-05-07 Postponed - Judiciary
• 2014-05-08 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
• 2014-05-13 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2014-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2014
• 2014-05-15 Second Reading reading-2
• 2014-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2014
• 2014-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter amendment-introduction
• 2014-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2014-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
• 2014-05-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
• 2014-05-22 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2014-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter amendment-passage
• 2014-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2014-05-22 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2014-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2014-05-22 Arrived in House introduction
• 2014-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2014-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
• 2014-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
• 2014-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-001-000
• 2014-05-29 House Concurs
• 2014-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2014-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2014-08-26 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2014-08-26 Effective Date January 1, 2015
• 2014-08-26 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1082 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2607f52b-c796-404e-875f-6b124ac00603. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).