SB 83104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 83
SMALL ESTATE AFFIDAVIT
Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0346
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 7
- Prime sponsors
- Curtis J. Tarver, II, Doris Turner
- Cosponsors (5)
- Andrew S. Chesney, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Lakesia Collins, Laura M. Murphy, Paul Faraci
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 15, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Judiciary: Civil, Senate Judiciary (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 22, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed115-0
yes (115) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ammons, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Niemerg, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Halbrook, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Hammond, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Reick, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hauter, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Barbara, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Chung, Schmidt, Hoffman, Coffey, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Severin, Jacobs, Crawford, Sheehan, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Katz Muhl, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kifowit, Deering, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, Swanson, LaPointe, DeLuca, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Tipsword, Manley, Du Buclet, Ugaste, Mason, Elik, Vella, Evans, Walsh, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weaver, McLaughlin, Ford, Weber, Meier, Friess, West, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Wilhour, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Windhorst, Morgan, González, Edgar, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grant, Grasse
April 23, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed19-0
yes (19) Canty, Mary Beth, Buckner, Kam, Davis, Jed, Croke, Margaret, Didech, Daniel, Delgado, Eva-Dina, Fritts, Bradley, Friess, David, Hoffman, Jay, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Jiménez, Lilian, Olickal, Kevin John, Tarver II, Curtis J, Reick, Steven, Vella, Dave, Ugaste, Dan, Williams, Ann M, Weber, Tom
not voting (1) McLaughlin, Martin
April 3, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed54-1
yes (54) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Turner, S., McClure, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Ellman
no (1) Bryant
February 26, 2025State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed7-0
yes (7) Fine, Laura, Curran, John F, Martwick, Robert F, Hastings, Michael E, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Rose, Chapin, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Harmon, Don, Halpin, Michael W
January 29, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed7-0
yes (7) Fine, Laura, Curran, John F, Halpin, Michael W, Martwick, Robert F, Hastings, Michael E, Rose, Chapin, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Harmon, Don, Sims Jr., Elgie R
Timeline 36
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0346 |
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Effective Date August 15, 2025 |
| August 15, 2025 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 20, 2025 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 16, 2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 16, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 019-000-000 |
| April 17, 2025 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| April 7, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 7, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| April 4, 2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
| April 4, 2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-000 |
| March 19, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2025 |
| March 19, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; D. Turner |
| March 19, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| February 27, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000 |
| February 26, 2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci |
| February 26, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci |
| February 19, 2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| February 19, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary |
| February 18, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| February 18, 2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner |
| January 31, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 4, 2025 |
| January 31, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 |
| January 22, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| January 17, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| January 17, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| January 17, 2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.