republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/sb-1246.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "JUDGMENT-EXEMPT PROPERTY"
description: "Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Adds, to the list of personal property that is exempt from judgment, attachment, or distress for rent, moneys held in educational expense accounts and similar types of educational savings accounts, including, but not limited to, funds invested in an ABLE Account as defined by Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code and funds invested in a 529 Plan as defined by Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 1246"
citation: "Illinois SB 1246 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2018-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/659b9e48-1d52-4a9d-8ffe-6f3d2ca2ae51"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1246&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=103495&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "1d4748ae4ce51d74a1bd273c8f5abcd6ccd62866a7db07e4c7bbc6f194db1ebc"
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 1246 (100th) — JUDGMENT-EXEMPT PROPERTY

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Adds, to the list of personal property that is exempt from judgment, attachment, or distress for rent, moneys held in educational expense accounts and similar types of educational savings accounts, including, but not limited to, funds invested in an ABLE Account as defined by Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code and funds invested in a 529 Plan as defined by Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

## 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=10000SB1246&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103495&DocNum=1246&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1246eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103495&DocNum=1246&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1246enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103495&DocNum=1246&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Scott M. Bennett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett `filing`
- **2017-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2017-03-15** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2017-03-17** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
- **2017-03-29** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2017-04-06** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2017-04-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2017-04-07** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2018-03-14** Re-assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2018-04-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-11** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2018
- **2018-04-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2018-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 24, 2018
- **2018-04-26** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2018-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-07** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2018-05-09** To Commercial Law Subcommittee
- **2018-05-16** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-16** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2018-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0922 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/659b9e48-1d52-4a9d-8ffe-6f3d2ca2ae51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).