Illinois Senate Bill 2437 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on August 14 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-08-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0871
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that as to any policy of life insurance insuring the life of either spouse, or any interest in such policy, that constitutes non-marital property, or constitutes marital property but was not specifically allocated between the parties as provided in the Act, a beneficiary designation made by or on behalf of the decedent prior to the entry of the judgment of dissolution or declaration of invalidity of marriage that provides for the payment or transfer at death of any of the proceeds of the policy to or for the benefit of the decedent's former spouse is void as of the time of the judgment of dissolution or declaration of invalidity of marriage and the policy proceeds shall pass as if the decedent's former spouse predeceased the decedent. Provides that a life insurance company that insures the life of either spouse or holds a policy in which either spouse has an interest will not be held liable for distributing the proceeds or transferring an interest in such a policy if it is disburses the proceeds or transfers the interest prior to the actual receipt of proof of the judgment of dissolution or declaration of invalidity of marriage.

DISSOLUTION-INSURANCE POLICIES

Sen. Chuck Weaver [R]

Rep. Steven Andersson [R]

Rep. Avery Bourne [R]

2018-05-29 - Senate - Concurrence in Senate (Y: 57 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-05-21 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2018-04-11 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 58 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-08-14	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0871
2018-08-14	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2019
2018-08-14	Senate	Governor Approved
2018-06-27	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2018-05-29	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2018-05-29	Senate	Senate Concurs
2018-05-29	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
2018-05-25	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 011-000-000
2018-05-24	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary
2018-05-24	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
2018-05-24	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Chuck Weaver
2018-05-22	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 23, 2018
2018-05-22	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
2018-05-21	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000
2018-05-18	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
2018-05-18	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2018-05-18	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2018-05-17	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2018-05-16	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
2018-05-16	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote
2018-05-16	House	Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
2018-05-16	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000
2018-05-14	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2018-05-10	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2018-05-10	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Steven A. Andersson
2018-05-09	House	To Domestic Relations Law Subcommittee
2018-04-26	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2018-04-13	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-13	House	First Reading
2018-04-13	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
2018-04-11	House	Arrived in House
2018-04-11	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
2018-04-10	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2018
2018-04-10	Senate	Second Reading
2018-03-14	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 10, 2018
2018-03-14	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 007-000-000
2018-03-13	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2018-03-13	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
2018-03-12	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2018-03-12	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chuck Weaver
2018-02-27	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary
2018-02-14	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary
2018-02-07	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2018-01-30	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2018-01-30	Senate	First Reading
2018-01-30	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chuck Weaver

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
750	5	503	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2437&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB2437.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB2437eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB2437enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/100/100-0871.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB2437sam001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB2437ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/100/senate/10000SB2437_04112018_009000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/100/house/10000SB2437_05212018_006000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/100/senate/10000SB2437ham001_05292018_035000C.pdf