POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT-DUTIES
Summary
Amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Provides that an agent shall provide a copy of certain records required to be kept when requested to do so by a representative of the public guardian for the county in which the principal resides acting in the course of investigating whether to file a petition for guardianship. Adds public guardians to the list of entities which may be awarded fees, costs, and other relief for failure to provide a requested record or after a finding that the agent's action has caused substantial harm to the principal's person or property. Adds public guardians to the definition of "interested person".
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2013
Committee Review
May 2013
Senate Passage
May 2013
House Passage
May 2013
Signed into Law
Aug 2013
Introduced Apr 11, 2013
Signed Aug 27, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2013 · House May 31, 2013
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 53
Apr 11, 2013
D
Democratic35
82% Yea
R
Republican18
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 27, 2013
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2013
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2013
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (106-0)
house
May 1, 2013
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000
lower
Apr 24, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
lower
Apr 12, 2013
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2013
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 11, 2013
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0-8)
senate
Mar 19, 2013
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 012-000-000
upper
Mar 19, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 19, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Mar 12, 2013
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 12, 2013
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
upper
Feb 14, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 5, 2013
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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