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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4463</title>
<shortdesc>SUBSTITUTION OF GAL-DIS ADULT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<committeehearing>Judiciary - Civil Committee Hearing Feb 18 2026  8:00AM Capitol Building 114 and Virtual Room 1 Springfield, IL </committeehearing>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>2/18/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>755 ILCS 5/11a-10</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 11a-10</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Authorizes a petitioner, cross-petitioner, or respondent to request a one-time substitution of a guardian ad litem that must be granted if the motion to do so was made at any time before the guardian ad litem files an appearance or at the first court appearance, whichever is later.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/15/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz</action>
<statusdate>1/20/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/20/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee;  012-006-000</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
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