Illinois Senate Bill 2894 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amends the Guardianship and Advocacy Act. Provides that, in a case in which a court appoints the State Guardian, the court shall indicate in the order the reasons that the State Guardian appointment, rather than the appointment of another interested party, is required. Provides that the State Guardian shall not be appointed as guardian for a person whose primary diagnosis is mental illness. Provides that each ward of the State Guardian who was adjudicated disabled before the effective date of this amendatory Act and has a primary diagnosis of mental illness shall be the subject of a review hearing and shall be considered eligible for restoration of rights unless evidence demonstrates, by a clear and convincing standard, that guardianship is still required for the ward and that the State Guardian is the only available and suitable guardian. Amends the Clerks of Courts Act to authorize guardianship and advocacy operation fees. Exempts certain parties from these fees. Makes other changes. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that an order appointing a guardian shall implement the least restrictive alternative, maximize the disabled person's autonomy, and exercise authority over the disabled person only as necessary. Provides that in counties having a population of 1,000,000 or less, in which there is no currently serving public guardian or in which there is a public guardian serving under an expired term of office, the Governor shall, within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act, appoint the Office of State guardian the public guardian. Subsequently, in counties having a population of 1,000,000 or less and upon the expiration of the public guardian's term, the State guardian shall be appointed the public guardian.

GUARDIANS-FEES-APPOINT-LIMITS

Sen. Ira Silverstein [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	Senate	Session Sine Die
2012-04-26	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2012-04-26	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2012-04-26	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2012-04-25	Senate	Held in Judiciary
2012-04-25	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Postponed - Judiciary
2012-04-25	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
2012-04-24	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
2012-04-24	Senate	Reported Back To Judiciary; 002-001-001
2012-04-24	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
2012-04-23	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
2012-04-23	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2012-03-30	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As April 26, 2012
2012-03-22	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
2012-03-09	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 30, 2012
2012-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2012-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2012-03-07	Senate	To Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil Process and Procedure
2012-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
2012-02-28	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary
2012-02-28	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
2012-02-27	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
2012-02-23	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary
2012-02-22	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2012-02-22	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2012-02-07	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2012-02-01	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2012-02-01	Senate	First Reading
2012-02-01	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	3955	31	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3955	32	Amended Code	Citation Text
705	105	27.3f	New Code	See Bill Text
755	5	11a-12	Amended Code	Citation Text
755	5	13-1	Amended Code	Citation Text
755	5	13-1.3	New Code	See Bill Text
755	5	13-5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2894&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB2894.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB2894sam001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB2894sam002.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB2894sam003.htm