CNTY CD-WILL DEPOSITORIES
Summary
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county recorder may implement a county will depository and if so created shall provide a form affidavit for a depositor of a will to file with the deposited will. States the requirements of the form affidavit. Provides for the county recorders duties as it relates to acceptance of wills, storage of wills, release of wills, and destruction of wills. Provides for different fees the county recorder may charge.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
Nov 2015
Senate Passage
Nov 2015
House Passage
Oct 2015
Signed into Law
Dec 2015
Introduced Apr 21, 2015
Signed Dec 17, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Nov 10, 2015 · House Oct 20, 2015
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 53
Nov 10, 2015
D
Democratic34
97% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
70
Key actions
15
Committee
21
Amendments
10
Dec 17, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Nov 10, 2015
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Nov 10, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 056-000-001
upper
Nov 10, 2015
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-001
upper
Nov 10, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-001
upper
Nov 10, 2015
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-001
upper
Nov 3, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs
upper
Nov 3, 2015
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs
upper
Nov 3, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
Nov 3, 2015
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
Nov 3, 2015
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - November 10, 2015
upper
Nov 3, 2015
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
upper
Oct 20, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Oct 20, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Oct 20, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (88-5-10)
house
Oct 19, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
Oct 19, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Oct 19, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita
lower
Oct 14, 2015
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-001-000
lower
May 31, 2015
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 6, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000
lower
May 6, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 4, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2015
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2015
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
lower
Apr 27, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 24, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 011-001-000
upper
Mar 24, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 24, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Mar 20, 2015
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 20, 2015
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski
upper
Mar 3, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 20, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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