Senate Sponsors: O'MALLEY-GEO-KARIS. House Sponsors: BIGGERT Short description: PROBATE ACT-SMALL ESTATES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Probate Act of 1975 by making a technical change to the short title provision. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 755 ILCS 5/1-1 Adds reference to: 755 ILCS 5/25-2 Deletes everything. Amends the Small Estates Article of the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that, upon receiving an affidavit that the personal estate of a ward does not exceed $10,000 (rather than $5,000), a person or corporation indebted to, or holding personal property or stocks or bonds of, the ward shall pay the indebtedness or deliver the property, stocks, or bonds to the person executing the small estate affidavit. Effective immediately. CORRECTIONAL NOTE No fiscal or prison population on DOC. FISCAL NOTE (Office of Ill. Courts) This bill would have no fiscal impact on the Judicial Branch. JUDICIAL NOTE It is not possible to determine what impact the bill will have on the need to increase or decrease the number of judges in the state. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (DCCA) SB 361 fails to create a State mandate. HOME RULE NOTE SB 361 does not preempt home rule authority. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0307 Last action date: 97-08-01 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status