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+type: "Bill"
+title: "UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION"
+description: "Creates the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Provides that a contract, record, or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability simply because it is in electronic form or an electronic record was used in its formation. Provides that if a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law. Provides that if a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law. Repeals the Electronic Commerce Security Act. Makes corresponding changes in various laws to conform cross references. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "102nd"
+identifier: "SB 2176"
+citation: "Illinois SB 2176 (102nd)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Elgie R. Sims, Jr.", "Jaime M. Andrade, Jr."]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 36
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-02-26"
+last_action: "2021-06-25"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11fa665c-9854-4f28-b061-406a75a739ca"
+source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2176&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134829&SessionID=110&GA=102"
+source_hash: "b0070f67b047f05689a743a43d9068aba3ee2079b630954eec44668a10ec08dd"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 2176 (102nd) — UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION
+
+Creates the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Provides that a contract, record, or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability simply because it is in electronic form or an electronic record was used in its formation. Provides that if a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law. Provides that if a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law. Repeals the Electronic Commerce Security Act. Makes corresponding changes in various laws to conform cross references. Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2176.pdf)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2176eng.pdf)
+3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2176sam001.pdf)
+4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2176sam002.pdf)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2176enr.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)
+- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `filing`
+- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
+- **2021-04-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-14** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
+- **2021-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
+- **2021-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
+- **2021-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2021
+- **2021-04-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Sims `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2021-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
+- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-12** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
+- **2021-05-13** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
+- **2021-05-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-26** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 111-000-001 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-05-26** Passed Both Houses
+- **2021-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-25** Effective Date June 25, 2021
+- **2021-06-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0038 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11fa665c-9854-4f28-b061-406a75a739ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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