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| Bill | STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT TRANSFER | Amends the Structured Settlement Protection Act. Provides that the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer shall be discharged from any and all liability by complying with a court order approving a transfer of structured settlement payment rights, and shall not have or incur any liability to the payee, transferee, or assignee as a result of the failure of the court order, transfer agreement, disclosure statement, or the transfer proceeding to comply with the Act, another applicable State or federal statute relating to structured settlement transfers, or any other law. Provides that an application for approval of a structured settlement transfer shall be brought in the circuit court of the county in which the payee is domiciled at the time the transfer agreement was signed or, if the payee is not domiciled in this State or in any other state that has enacted a statute that requires court approval of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights, then the application may be brought in the county in which the structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer is domiciled or has its principal place of business in this State. Provides what information is necessary to make an application to the court under the Act. Provides that a court may review all applications for transfer filed, and may approve or deny a transfer despite the existence of terms in the underlying settlement agreement, qualified assignment, related annuity, or in any other relevant document that purports to restrict or preclude the payee's right or power to assign or transfer structured settlement payment rights. Makes other changes. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | SB 1268 | Illinois SB 1268 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 39 | 2 | 2015-02-17 | 2015-08-05 | openstates | ocd-bill/c14b3cbd-2e00-4c7d-8477-2374c38e4780 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1268&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=87739&SessionID=88&GA=99 | 6c530387aa64a3763a616cd62d7e245998262842b71a8891af64519e29e5a0f2 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1268 (99th) — STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT TRANSFER
Amends the Structured Settlement Protection Act. Provides that the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer shall be discharged from any and all liability by complying with a court order approving a transfer of structured settlement payment rights, and shall not have or incur any liability to the payee, transferee, or assignee as a result of the failure of the court order, transfer agreement, disclosure statement, or the transfer proceeding to comply with the Act, another applicable State or federal statute relating to structured settlement transfers, or any other law. Provides that an application for approval of a structured settlement transfer shall be brought in the circuit court of the county in which the payee is domiciled at the time the transfer agreement was signed or, if the payee is not domiciled in this State or in any other state that has enacted a statute that requires court approval of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights, then the application may be brought in the county in which the structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer is domiciled or has its principal place of business in this State. Provides what information is necessary to make an application to the court under the Act. Provides that a court may review all applications for transfer filed, and may approve or deny a transfer despite the existence of terms in the underlying settlement agreement, qualified assignment, related annuity, or in any other relevant document that purports to restrict or preclude the payee's right or power to assign or transfer structured settlement payment rights. Makes other changes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- André Thapedi — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2015-02-17 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
filing - 2015-02-17 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-02-17 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-03-03 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2015-03-18 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2015-03-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
amendment-introduction - 2015-03-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-03-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- 2015-03-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2015-03-24 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 012-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2015
- 2015-03-25 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2015-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2015
- 2015-04-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
amendment-introduction - 2015-04-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-04-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- 2015-04-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 011-000-000
- 2015-04-22 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2015-04-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Haine
amendment-passage - 2015-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2015-04-22 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-04-23 Arrived in House
introduction - 2015-04-23 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- 2015-04-23 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-04-23 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-04 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-08 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Peter Breen
- 2015-05-08 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- 2015-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
- 2015-05-13 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-05-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-05-19 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2015-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-05-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-05-20 Passed Both Houses
- 2015-06-18 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2015-08-05 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2015-08-05 Effective Date August 5, 2015
- 2015-08-05 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0286
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c14b3cbd-2e00-4c7d-8477-2374c38e4780. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).