Date	Chamber	Action
1/7/2025	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

755 ILCS 5/8-1

from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 8-1

755 ILCS 5/8-2

from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 8-2

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Will Contests Article of the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that persons who stood to inherit under a previous will, including stepchildren, have standing and are entitled to institute a proceeding for the administration of the testator's estate or to contest the denial of admission of a will. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as Karen's Law.

House Floor Amendment No. 2

	Deletes reference to:
	755 ILCS 5/8-1

755 ILCS 5/8-2

	Adds reference to:
	755 ILCS 5/8-0.1 new

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. 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.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/17/2023	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Randy E. Frese
2/17/2023	House	First Reading
2/17/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/28/2023	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/8/2023	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 014-000-000
3/8/2023	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/9/2023	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/20/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Randy E. Frese
3/20/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/20/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Randy E. Frese
3/20/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/22/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/22/2023	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/22/2023	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000
3/23/2023	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
3/23/2023	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess
3/23/2023	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
3/24/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
3/24/2023	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/24/2023	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-001-000
3/24/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled
3/27/2023	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/27/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2023
3/29/2023	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
3/29/2023	Senate	First Reading
3/29/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/19/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
1/7/2025	House	Session Sine Die

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