HB 4462 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

POWER OF ATTY-PROPERTY

Summary

Amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Deletes two reasons for which it is deemed reasonable cause for a third party to refuse to honor a power of attorney for property: (i) the refusal by the agent to provide a copy of the original document that is certified to be valid by an attorney, a court order, or governmental entity; and (ii) the refusal of the principal's attorney to provide a certificate that the power of attorney is valid.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jul 2026

Introduced Apr 10, 2026 Signed Jul 24, 2026

Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 2 edits · Jul 24, 2026

MINOR

The bill transitioned from its 'Engrossed' version to the final 'Enrolled' version, which is the official text signed into law. The primary changes involve updating the page headers to reflect the final status and removing a specific note about perjury penalties that was present in the draft but excluded from the final version.

Scope change

No substantive changes to the bill's scope, applicability, or legal requirements were made.

TECHNICAL

A parenthetical note regarding perjury being a Class 3 felony under the Criminal Code was removed from the text.

Page headers were updated to change the document title from 'HB4462 Engrossed' to 'HB4462 Enrolled' to signify the final legislative version.

Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2026 · House Apr 8, 2026

How they voted

58–0

Passed

Total votes 58

May 21, 2026

D Democratic39

39 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jul 24, 2026

Signed into law

Governor Approved

lower

May 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Both Houses

lower

May 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000

upper

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Committee

Assigned to Judiciary

upper

Apr 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Apr 10, 2026

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 018-000-000

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor