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type: "Bill"
title: "CNTY CD-WILL DEPOSITORIES"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county recorder may implement a county will depository and if so created shall provide a form affidavit for a depositor of a will to file with the deposited will. States the requirements of the form affidavit. Provides for the county recorders duties as it relates to acceptance of wills, storage of wills, release of wills, and destruction of wills. Provides for different fees the county recorder may charge."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1596"
citation: "Illinois SB 1596 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 69
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-12-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6b0236a-28b4-4190-b3b4-93dc26911b7c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1596&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88304&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "2ed0e93aad4661c3c6127af952c599e3e7978cf156aeffe8ea69843982e9db04"
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 1596 (99th) — CNTY CD-WILL DEPOSITORIES
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county recorder may implement a county will depository and if so created shall provide a form affidavit for a depositor of a will to file with the deposited will. States the requirements of the form affidavit. Provides for the county recorders duties as it relates to acceptance of wills, storage of wills, release of wills, and destruction of wills. Provides for different fees the county recorder may charge.
## 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=09900SB1596&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88304&DocNum=1596&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1596eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88304&DocNum=1596&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1596enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88304&DocNum=1596&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **502** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **986** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — primary (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela Reaves-Harris — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-03** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2015-03-18** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2015-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `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; 011-001-000 `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
- **2015-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 050-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2015-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-27** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2015-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-31** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-10-14** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2015-10-14** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) October 31, 2015
- **2015-10-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-10-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-10-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-10-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2015-10-20** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert Rita
- **2015-10-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-10-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-10-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-10-20** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2015-10-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-006-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-10-29** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2015-11-03** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2015-11-03** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - November 10, 2015
- **2015-11-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Emil Jones, III `filing`
- **2015-11-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-11-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Emil Jones, III `filing`
- **2015-11-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-11-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2015-11-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2015-11-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-001
- **2015-11-10** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-001
- **2015-11-10** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2015-11-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-001
- **2015-11-10** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 056-000-001
- **2015-11-10** Senate Concurs
- **2015-11-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-12-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-12-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-12-17** Effective Date December 17, 2015
- **2015-12-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0495 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6b0236a-28b4-4190-b3b4-93dc26911b7c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).