IL SB3291 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-2)
Status: Enrolled on May 22 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-06-18 - Sent to the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on May 22 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-06-18 - Sent to the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Reinserts provisions of the bill with these changes. Authorizes a circuit court clerk of any county to develop and maintain a will depository. Provides a procedure for the clerk to accept for safekeeping a will that is defined as a document intended to be a testamentary instrument. Defines "depositor" as the person who is delivering the will for deposit and includes the testator, who is a resident in the county where the will is being deposited or a person authorized by court order. Creates a procedure for the clerk to follow in accepting, keeping, and returning these documents. Allows the clerk to charge a fee of up to $25 for each will deposited, and the clerk may not collect a separate fee for additional documents concurrently deposited in relation to a single testator or for a single joint will prepared for a husband and wife. During the lifetime of the testator, the clerk may release the deposited will only to the testator in person upon proof of identity or pursuant to an order. Makes other changes.
Title
WILL DEPOSITORY-CIRCUIT CLERK
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 2026-05-22 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 2026-05-22 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro |
| 2026-05-22 | House | Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro |
| 2026-05-22 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson |
| 2026-05-22 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 2026-05-22 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-000-000 |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-05-19 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-05-19 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-05-18 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 2026-05-18 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 2026-05-15 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
| 2026-05-15 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro |
| 2026-05-06 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 2026-05-06 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 2026-05-06 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| 2026-05-06 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 2026-05-06 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 2026-05-06 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 2026-05-06 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz |
| 2026-05-06 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| 2026-05-06 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| 2026-05-06 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 2026-05-06 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-05-06 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 018-000-000 |
| 2026-05-04 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 2026-05-01 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 2026-04-27 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 2026-04-14 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-14 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-04-14 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 2026-04-14 | House | Arrived in House |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cunningham |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000 |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2026 |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2026 |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham |
