---
type: "Bill"
title: "CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT"
description: "Amends Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act. Changes the definition of \"acknowledged before me\" to mean that, among other things, the person acknowledging appeared before the person taking the acknowledgment in a manner prescribed by the laws or regulations applicable in the place in which the acknowledgment is taken."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 3764"
citation: "Illinois HB 3764 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Connor", "Michael J. Zalewski"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-19"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66d36b12-252e-4322-9a07-1445ad176e92"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3764&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132826&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "ecd271f36b186b962bfe1e5e4d23e67e4f82d16e07d1db0d9249aca3a3468add"
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 HB 3764 (102nd) — CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Amends Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act. Changes the definition of "acknowledged before me" to mean that, among other things, the person acknowledging appeared before the person taking the acknowledgment in a manner prescribed by the laws or regulations applicable in the place in which the acknowledgment is taken.

## 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/HB/PDF/10200HB3764.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3764eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3764enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John Connor — primary (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `filing`
- **2021-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 099-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John Connor
- **2021-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0500 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/66d36b12-252e-4322-9a07-1445ad176e92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).