Bill Text: IL HB3089 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a specified notice to creditors shall be delivered to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, at the Bureau of Collections at the Chicago office of the Department, if the decedent was 55 years of age or older or resided in a nursing facility or other medical institution. Provides that a copy of the petition to admit the will to probate or for letters of administration and the decedent's social security number and date of birth shall be attached to the notice delivered to the Department.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3089 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB3089-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB3089 Introduced , by Rep. Bill Mitchell SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
755 ILCS 5/18-3 from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 18-3
Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a specified notice to creditors shall be delivered to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, at the Bureau of Collections at the Chicago office of the Department, if the decedent was 55 years of age or older or resided in a nursing facility or other medical institution. Provides that a copy of the petition to admit the will to probate or for letters of administration and the decedent's social security number and date of birth shall be attached to the notice delivered to the Department.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Probate Act of 1975 is amended by changing
Section 18-3 as follows:
(755 ILCS 5/18-3) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 18-3)
Sec. 18-3. Notice - Publication. (a) It is the duty of the
representative to publish once each week for 3 successive
weeks, and to mail or deliver to each creditor of the decedent
whose name and post office address are known to or are
reasonably ascertainable by the representative and whose claim
has not been allowed or disallowed as provided in Section
18-11, a notice stating the death of the decedent, the name and
address of the representative and of his attorney of record,
that claims may be filed on or before the date stated in the
notice, which date shall be not less than 6 months from the
date of the first publication or 3 months from the date of
mailing or delivery, whichever is later, and that any claim not
filed on or before that date is barred.
(b) The published notice under subsection (a) of this
Section must be published in a newspaper published in the
county where the estate is being administered and may be
combined with any notice under Section 6-10 or subsection (b)

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of Section 9-5. The representative must file proof of
publication with the clerk of the court.
(c) The notice required by subsection (a) of this Section
shall also be delivered to the Illinois Department of
Healthcare and Family Services if the decedent was 55 years of
age or older or resided in a nursing facility or other medical
institution. The notice shall be delivered to the Bureau of
Collections at the Chicago office of the Department. A copy of
the petition to admit the will to probate or for letters of
administration and the decedent's social security number and
date of birth shall be attached to the notice delivered to the
Department.
(Source: P.A. 86-815.)