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type: "Bill"
title: "ADULT GUARDIANSHIP-DISSOLUTION"
description: "Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a guardian of an adult disabled ward's person and estate has the authority to commence proceedings, including, but not limited to, adoption, marriage, or dissolution of marriage proceedings, on behalf of the ward if the court finds the proceedings to be in the best interests of the ward."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2954"
citation: "Illinois SB 2954 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-02-04"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5849629-29a8-41cc-889c-2f21bf8bcba1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2954&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=79166&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "249546a21a1c41ef22e033ea0040f21623d5811d64db356a1db4205289ef032f"
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 2954 (98th) — ADULT GUARDIANSHIP-DISSOLUTION
Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a guardian of an adult disabled ward's person and estate has the authority to commence proceedings, including, but not limited to, adoption, marriage, or dissolution of marriage proceedings, on behalf of the ward if the court finds the proceedings to be in the best interests of the ward.
## 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=09800SB2954&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79166&DocNum=2954&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2954eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79166&DocNum=2954&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2954enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79166&DocNum=2954&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1170** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2014-02-04** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2014-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-26** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2014-03-05** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2014-03-20** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2014-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-03-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-26** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2014
- **2014-04-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2014
- **2014-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2014-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Judiciary; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-21** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 22, 2014
- **2014-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2014-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2014-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2014
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1107 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5849629-29a8-41cc-889c-2f21bf8bcba1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).