republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/101st/hb-347.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROBATE-ASSAULT OF ELDERLY"
description: "Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a person convicted of assault, aggravated assault, battery, or aggravated battery of an elderly person shall not receive any property, benefit, or other interest by reason of the death of that elderly person."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 347"
citation: "Illinois HB 347 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2019-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0654e3c-298f-4238-8380-dbbd18789620"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=347&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=114528&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "3a298cd4af5b15b74a9246fe182f15c1c452ea826f6cf5d33a1c1754e7d9e3ed"
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 HB 347 (101st) — PROBATE-ASSAULT OF ELDERLY

Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a person convicted of assault, aggravated assault, battery, or aggravated battery of an elderly person shall not receive any property, benefit, or other interest by reason of the death of that elderly person.

## 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=10100HB0347&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=114528&DocNum=347&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0347eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=114528&DocNum=347&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0347enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=114528&DocNum=347&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis J. Tarver, II — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — primary (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — primary (person)
- Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers `filing`
- **2019-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2019-02-04** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2019-02-05** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-08** To Commercial Law Subcommittee
- **2019-03-13** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-13** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2019-03-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2019-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2019-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
- **2019-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2019-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2019-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2019-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2019-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
- **2019-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2019-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2019-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019
- **2019-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- **2019-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2019-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2019-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2019-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2019-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2019-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-02** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0182 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0654e3c-298f-4238-8380-dbbd18789620`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).