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Bill	PROBATE-ADULT CHILDREN OF WARD	Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that upon petition by an adult child, the court may order the guardian to permit visitation between the ward and the adult child if the court finds that the visitation is in the ward's best interests. Provides that the court shall order the guardian to keep the adult children of the ward informed of hospitalizations of the ward, the death of the ward, and burial arrangements for the ward unless the court finds on its own motion or upon petition by the guardian that limiting such disclosure is in the best interests of the ward. Provides that if the issue of whether disclosure is in the best interests of the ward, the adult child has the right to a hearing upon the issue of whether to limit disclosure.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	99th	HB 5924	Illinois HB 5924 (99th)	bill		enacted		3	77	2	2016-02-11	2016-08-15	openstates	ocd-bill/76455692-3167-4acd-872b-e570014ed570	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5924&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95411&SessionID=88&GA=99	f200b4d98a2465e3d2f8c75255bb21d790666234c2f08b590d316c72d8b5d5df	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5924 (99th) — PROBATE-ADULT CHILDREN OF WARD

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that upon petition by an adult child, the court may order the guardian to permit visitation between the ward and the adult child if the court finds that the visitation is in the ward's best interests. Provides that the court shall order the guardian to keep the adult children of the ward informed of hospitalizations of the ward, the death of the ward, and burial arrangements for the ward unless the court finds on its own motion or upon petition by the guardian that limiting such disclosure is in the best interests of the ward. Provides that if the issue of whether disclosure is in the best interests of the ward, the adult child has the right to a hearing upon the issue of whether to limit disclosure.

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 — 50–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Laura Fine — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-02-11 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Fine filing
• 2016-02-11 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-02-11 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
• 2016-02-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
• 2016-03-23 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
• 2016-04-05 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-04-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Peter Breen
• 2016-04-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2016-04-13 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
• 2016-04-13 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-04-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
• 2016-04-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2016-04-15 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-04-15 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-04-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2016-04-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2016-04-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew F Skoog
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
• 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
• 2016-04-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-04-20 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2016-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-20 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
• 2016-04-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-20 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2016-05-03 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2016-05-11 Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
• 2016-05-17 Second Reading reading-2
• 2016-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
• 2016-05-27 Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2016
• 2016-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2016-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2016-08-15 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2016-08-15 Effective Date January 1, 2017
• 2016-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0821 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/76455692-3167-4acd-872b-e570014ed570. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).