Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB2539

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that the Governor may appoint one person to serve as public guardian and public administrator in one or more counties (instead of one in each county). Provides that each public guardian must be certified by the Center for Guardianship Certification and that the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission shall provide professional training. Provides for fees and expenses for a public guardian and his or her temporary guardianship duties and establishes guidelines for fees. Makes other changes.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Further amends the Probate Act of 1975. In language requiring a person appointed as public guardian to be certified as a National Certified Guardian by the Center for Guardianship Certification within 6 months after his or her appointment, adds a provision that the language applies to a public guardian appointed by the Governor. In language stating that a public guardian may petition the court for the payment of reasonable and appropriate fees on not less than a yearly basis, or sooner as approved by the court, adds language providing that, in counties having a population of 1,000,000 or less, the public guardian shall do so on not less than a yearly basis, or sooner as approved by the court.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/20/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
2/20/2009	House	First Reading
2/20/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/25/2009	House	Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
3/11/2009	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 017-000-000
3/11/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2009	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
3/24/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/24/2009	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000
3/25/2009	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/25/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009
3/25/2009	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
3/26/2009	Senate	First Reading
3/26/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/15/2009	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
4/20/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
4/20/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
4/21/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
4/21/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/22/2009	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000
4/22/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009
5/12/2009	Senate	Second Reading
5/12/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
5/14/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
5/14/2009	House	Arrived in House
5/14/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
5/15/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Angelo Saviano
5/15/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/18/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
5/30/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
5/30/2009	House	Passed Both Houses
6/26/2009	House	Sent to the Governor
8/25/2009	House	Governor Approved
8/25/2009	House	Effective Date January 1, 2010
8/25/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0752

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