Illinois HB 3207: SUMMARY ADMIN-SMALL ESTATE

Status: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro (as of 2026-04-01)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: HB 3207

Sponsors: Michael J. Coffey, Jr., Amy L. Grant, Brad Halbrook, Jackie Haas, Jennifer Sanalitro, Kevin Schmidt, Martin McLaughlin, Norine K. Hammond, Patrick Sheehan, Ryan Spain

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
State of Illinois 
2025 and 2026
HB3207

Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr. 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

755 ILCS 5/9-8 from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 9-8

755 ILCS 5/25-1 from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 25-1

 Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Increases the jurisdictional amount to use the summary administration procedure or the small estate affidavit from $100,000 to $500,000.

LRB104 08631 JRC 18683 b

A BILL FOR

HB3207LRB104 08631 JRC 18683 b

1 AN ACT concerning civil law.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Probate Act of 1975 is amended by changing 

5Sections 9-8 and 25-1 as follows:

6 (755 ILCS 5/9-8) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 9-8)

7 Sec. 9-8. Distribution on summary administration. Upon the 

8filing of a petition therefor in the court of the proper county 

9by any interested person and after ascertainment of heirship 

10of the decedent and admission of the will, if any, to probate, 

11if it appears to the court that: 

12 (a) the gross value of the decedent's real and 

13 personal estate subject to administration in this State as 

14 itemized in the petition does not exceed $500,000 

15 $100,000; 

16 (b) there is no unpaid claim against the estate, or 

17 all claimants known to the petitioner, with the amount 

18 known by him to be due to each of them, are listed in the 

19 petition; 

20 (c) no tax will be due to the United States or to this 

21 State by reason of the death of the decedent or all such 

22 taxes have been paid or provided for or are the obligation 

23 of another fiduciary; 

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1 (d) no person is entitled to a surviving spouse's or 

2 child's award under this

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