PROBATE ACT-GUARDIAN-FELON
Summary
Amends the Probate Act of 1975. In provisions prohibiting a person convicted of a felony from acting as the guardian of a minor or disabled person, creates an exception if the court finds that the appointment of the person convicted of a felony is in the best interests of the minor or disabled person. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2005
Committee Review
May 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
House Passage
May 2005
Signed into Law
Aug 2005
Introduced Apr 15, 2005
Signed Aug 12, 2005
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2005 · House May 20, 2005
How they voted
29–21
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 55
Apr 14, 2005
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican26
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
8
Aug 12, 2005
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 20, 2005
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 20, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (107-4-4)
house
May 4, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Apr 27, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2005
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 14, 2005
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (29-21-5)
senate
Apr 13, 2005
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Cullerton
upper
Apr 12, 2005
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 7, 2005
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary
upper
Apr 6, 2005
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 6, 2005
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
upper
Mar 16, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 007-003-000
upper
Mar 15, 2005
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
upper
Mar 15, 2005
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 8, 2005
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
upper
Mar 2, 2005
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 2, 2005
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
upper
Mar 1, 2005
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
upper
Feb 25, 2005
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 25, 2005
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
upper
Feb 23, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 18, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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