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HB 5161 Illinois House · 96th Regular Session

PROBATE-SMALL EST-SURV SPOUSE

Summary
Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that the minimum surviving spouse award is $20,000 (instead of $10,000) with an additional minimum award of $10,000 (instead of $5,000) for a surviving minor child or an adult dependent child. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2010
Committee Review
May 2010
House Passage
May 2010
Senate Passage
Apr 2010
Signed into Law
Jul 2010
Introduced Mar 9, 2010 Signed Jul 2, 2010
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2010 · House May 3, 2010

How they voted

47–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Apr 27, 2010
D Democratic30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Amendments
3
Jul 2, 2010
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 3, 2010
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 3, 2010
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-000
lower
May 3, 2010
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Apr 28, 2010
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 28, 2010
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
lower
Apr 27, 2010
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
Apr 27, 2010
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 27, 2010
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-0-2)
senate
Apr 20, 2010
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000
upper
Apr 20, 2010
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Apr 14, 2010
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Apr 14, 2010
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 14, 2010
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
upper
Apr 6, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Mar 15, 2010
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 9, 2010
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 24, 2010
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Feb 16, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Jan 29, 2010
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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