republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/sb-2955.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROBATE-FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION"
description: "Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that provisions barring certain persons from receiving any property, benefit, or other interest by reason of the death of an elderly person or person with a disability apply also to persons who have been found liable for financial exploitation, abuse, or neglect of an elderly person or a person with a disability by a preponderance of evidence in a civil proceeding. Provides that a civil action against a person for financial exploitation, abuse, or neglect of an elderly person or a person with a disability may be brought after the death of the victim or during the lifetime of the victim if the victim is adjudicated disabled. Provides that the court may, in its discretion, consider such facts and circumstances as it deems appropriate to allow the person found liable for financial exploitation, abuse, or neglect of an elderly person or a person with a disability to receive a reduction in interest or benefit rather than no interest or benefit."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2955"
citation: "Illinois SB 2955 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-04"
last_action: "2014-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87bda9f6-f7e5-4485-a275-35781dbb701b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2955&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=79167&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "096fc2ed20d9119e88b5665df9e9bba0340e99f7f0f3a677f22bba56c61188c2"
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 2955 (98th) — PROBATE-FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that provisions barring certain persons from receiving any property, benefit, or other interest by reason of the death of an elderly person or person with a disability apply also to persons who have been found liable for financial exploitation, abuse, or neglect of an elderly person or a person with a disability by a preponderance of evidence in a civil proceeding. Provides that a civil action against a person for financial exploitation, abuse, or neglect of an elderly person or a person with a disability may be brought after the death of the victim or during the lifetime of the victim if the victim is adjudicated disabled. Provides that the court may, in its discretion, consider such facts and circumstances as it deems appropriate to allow the person found liable for financial exploitation, abuse, or neglect of an elderly person or a person with a disability to receive a reduction in interest or benefit rather than no interest or benefit.

## 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=09800SB2955&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79167&DocNum=2955&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2955eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79167&DocNum=2955&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2955enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79167&DocNum=2955&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Arthur Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Carol A. Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (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
- **2014-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2014
- **2014-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2014-04-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Silverstein `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2014
- **2014-04-03** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2014-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2014-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2014-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2014-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
- **2014-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2014-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2014-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2014-05-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2014-05-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2014-05-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2014-05-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2014-05-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
- **2014-05-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2014-05-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2014-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-01** Effective Date August 1, 2014
- **2014-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0833 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/87bda9f6-f7e5-4485-a275-35781dbb701b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).