republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/sb-2676.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PWR ATTY PROP-POD BANK ACCT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Provides that the Section that explains the powers granted in the statutory short form power of attorney for property is expanded so that the financial transaction subsection states that an agent may open, close, or control a Totten Trust, a Payable on Death Account, or a similar arrangement with a financial institution, but the agent's authority does not include any powers over accounts titled in the name of a trust pursuant to the Trust and Trustees Act, unless specifically authorized by a person's power of attorney for property. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 2676"
citation: "Illinois SB 2676 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-01-20"
last_action: "2006-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0412207a-45d8-4e94-8a2b-51fe28bb84de"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2676&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=23608&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "8261d7078e577d84d71bbfa4c8ff4991dddaf17fccc12b1f5852452cadcf416f"
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 2676 (94th) — PWR ATTY PROP-POD BANK ACCT

Amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Provides that the Section that explains the powers granted in the statutory short form power of attorney for property is expanded so that the financial transaction subsection states that an agent may open, close, or control a Totten Trust, a Payable on Death Account, or a similar arrangement with a financial institution, but the agent's authority does not include any powers over accounts titled in the name of a trust pursuant to the Trust and Trustees Act, unless specifically authorized by a person's power of attorney for property. Effective immediately.

## 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=09400SB2676&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23608&DocNum=2676&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2676eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23608&DocNum=2676&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2676enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23608&DocNum=2676&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2006-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-01** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-08** Held in Judiciary
- **2006-02-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2006-02-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2006
- **2006-02-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2006-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
- **2006-03-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Silverstein `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 2, 2006
- **2006-03-02** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2006-03-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-04-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-26** Effective Date January 1, 2007
- **2006-06-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0938 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0412207a-45d8-4e94-8a2b-51fe28bb84de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).