GA96HB151 96 HB 151 SOS-DEPOSIT OF WILLS Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides that an attorney (or an attorney's representative or guardian) who certifies that he or she has been unable to locate a testator after a diligent search may deposit the testator's will with the Secretary of State. Requires the Secretary of State to: index, store, and perform other duties with respect to deposited wills; deliver the will to the testator or a designee or to a person specified in a court order; deliver the will to a court upon being notified of the death of the testator; and respond to inquiries regarding the will under specified circumstances. Contains provisions regarding fees, destruction of wills, immunity, and other matters. Provides that the index of wills created by the Secretary of State is a public record. Provides that fees collected in connection with the deposit of wills must be deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=151&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40155&SessionID=76&GA=96 2009-05-13 00:00:00 House Passed Both Houses 0 23 2009-06-11 00:00:00 House Sent to the Governor 0 24 2009-08-07 00:00:00 House Governor Approved 0 25 2009-08-07 00:00:00 House Effective Date January 1, 2010 0 26 2009-08-07 00:00:00 House Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0137 1 27 2009-05-13 00:00:00 Senate Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 1 22 2009-05-07 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009 0 21 2009-05-07 00:00:00 Senate Second Reading 1 20 2009-04-22 00:00:00 Senate Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-000 0 18 SJUD 2009-04-22 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009 0 19 2009-04-15 00:00:00 Senate Assigned to Judiciary 0 17 SJUD 2009-04-01 00:00:00 Senate Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff 0 16 2009-03-26 00:00:00 Senate Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul 0 13 2009-03-25 00:00:00 Senate Arrive in Senate 0 11 2009-03-25 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 0 12 2009-02-04 00:00:00 House Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 0 3 HJUA 2009-02-25 00:00:00 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 0 4 HJUA 2009-02-25 00:00:00 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote 0 5 HJUA 2009-03-26 00:00:00 Senate Referred to Assignments 0 15 SCOA 2009-03-26 00:00:00 Senate First Reading 1 14 2009-03-24 00:00:00 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 1 10 2009-02-25 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 0 7 2009-03-03 00:00:00 House Second Reading - Short Debate 1 8 2009-03-03 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 0 9 2009-02-25 00:00:00 House Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 016-000-000 0 6 HJUA 2009-01-14 00:00:00 House Referred to Rules Committee 0 2 HRUL 2009-01-12 00:00:00 House Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 0 0 2009-01-14 00:00:00 House First Reading 1 1 KwameRaoul Senate Chief Sponsor SidneyHMathias House Chief Sponsor