IL HB3409 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Failed on January 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Failed on January 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Will Contests Article of the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that, as used in that Article only, "interested person" includes any person who is an interested person as defined by the Act or any person or organization named as a legatee in a prior will of the decedent whose share in the prior will is more than the share the person or organization receives under the will being admitted. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as Karen's Law.
Title
PROBATE-CONTEST OF WILLS
Sponsors
| Rep. Randy Frese [R] | Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz [D] | Rep. David Friess [R] | Rep. Martin McLaughlin [R] |
| Sen. Jil Tracy [R] | Sen. Laura Fine [D] |
Roll Calls
2023-03-24 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 102 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-07 | House | Session Sine Die |
| 2023-04-19 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 2023-03-29 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2023-03-29 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2023-03-29 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy |
| 2023-03-27 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2023 |
| 2023-03-27 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2023-03-24 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| 2023-03-24 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-001-000 |
| 2023-03-24 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2023-03-24 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 2023-03-23 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin |
| 2023-03-23 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess |
| 2023-03-23 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 2023-03-23 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000 |
| 2023-03-22 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2023-03-22 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2023-03-22 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2023-03-20 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2023-03-20 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Randy E. Frese |
| 2023-03-20 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2023-03-20 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Randy E. Frese |
| 2023-03-09 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2023-03-08 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2023-03-08 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 014-000-000 |
| 2023-02-28 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2023-02-17 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2023-02-17 | House | First Reading |
| 2023-02-17 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Randy E. Frese |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 755 | 5 | 8-1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 755 | 5 | 8-2 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
