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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6563   </title>
<shortdesc>PROBATE ACT-GUARDIAN-FELON</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Eddie Washington-Sara Feigenholtz-Barbara Flynn Currie-Sidney H. Mathias</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/30/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Lost 036-079-002</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>755 ILCS 5/11-3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11-3</aliasreference><reference>755 ILCS 5/11a-5</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11a-5</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that the court may find that appointing a person convicted of a felony to act as the guardian of a minor or disabled person may be in the best interest of the minor or disabled person. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note (Department of Children and Family Services)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>No fiscal impact.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/6/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Eddie Washington</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee;  012-002-000</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Lost 036-079-002</action>
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