Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2013	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

755 ILCS 15/1

from Ch. 17, par. 1501

755 ILCS 15/5 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Safe Deposit Box Opening Act. Provides that a public administrator may gain access to a decedent's safe deposit box by delivering to the lessor his or her letters of office or an affidavit stating that he or she is conducting a preliminary investigation of the decedent's estate and believes that the safety deposit box may contain assets and estate information. Provides that with letters of office the public administrator may remove the contents from the safety deposit box, but without letters of office only an inventory may be conducted. Provides that the lessor shall open the box for a public administrator with an affidavit regardless of whether the decedent's key or combination is available. Makes other changes.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that a lessor who provides access to a safety deposit box to a public administrator under the new provisions shall not be liable to any person as a result of the lessor's actions in compliance with the new provisions.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/1/2012	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2/1/2012	Senate	First Reading
2/1/2012	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/7/2012	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2/22/2012	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2/22/2012	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2/23/2012	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary
2/27/2012	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
2/28/2012	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2/28/2012	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000
2/28/2012	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 29, 2012
3/21/2012	Senate	Second Reading
3/21/2012	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2012
3/22/2012	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
3/22/2012	House	Arrived in House
3/26/2012	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
3/26/2012	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/26/2012	House	First Reading
3/26/2012	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/27/2012	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
1/8/2013	Senate	Session Sine Die

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