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type: "Bill"
title: "TRUSTS & TRUSTEE-CERTIFICATION"
description: "Amends the Trusts and Trustees Act. Provides that instead of furnishing a copy of the trust instrument to a person other than the beneficiary, the trustee may furnish to the person a certification of trust containing specified information. Provides that a certification of trust may be signed or otherwise authenticated by any trustee and need not contain the dispositive terms of the trust. Includes other provisions governing the form and content of the certification of trust. Contains provisions concerning persons who act in reliance upon a certification of trust. Provides that the new provisions do not limit the right of a person to obtain a copy of the trust instrument in a judicial proceeding concerning the trust. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1877"
citation: "Illinois SB 1877 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6e548da-08bf-4825-a4d3-a832ebb30d64"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1877&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88738&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "44890a0c5bd77ee4c69b511c300c85fa1b4b54c4050788301b300e66dc22fb24"
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 1877 (99th) — TRUSTS & TRUSTEE-CERTIFICATION
Amends the Trusts and Trustees Act. Provides that instead of furnishing a copy of the trust instrument to a person other than the beneficiary, the trustee may furnish to the person a certification of trust containing specified information. Provides that a certification of trust may be signed or otherwise authenticated by any trustee and need not contain the dispositive terms of the trust. Includes other provisions governing the form and content of the certification of trust. Contains provisions concerning persons who act in reliance upon a certification of trust. Provides that the new provisions do not limit the right of a person to obtain a copy of the trust instrument in a judicial proceeding concerning the trust. 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=09900SB1877&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88738&DocNum=1877&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1877eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88738&DocNum=1877&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1877enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88738&DocNum=1877&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 19, 2015
- **2015-03-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2015
- **2015-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2015-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2015-04-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Silverstein `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015
- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-13** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2015
- **2015-05-13** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2015
- **2015-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0337 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6e548da-08bf-4825-a4d3-a832ebb30d64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).