---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIR CLERK-ELECTRONIC NOTICE"
description: "Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that when the circuit clerk is required to provide notice to a party, and the party has registered an electronic address with the circuit clerk, the circuit clerk may provide the notice via the electronic address. Provides that the circuit clerk shall maintain a copy of the electronic content and a delivery receipt in his or her records. Provides that electronic notices shall have the same effect as a hard copy notice. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5381"
citation: "Illinois HB 5381 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-04"
last_action: "2010-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d989c0f-f71c-409c-8054-2a7dc189750c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5381&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50415&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "5d17fae772a796de5de38369a17b0669c49e2312ef79427ff75994da9a3525db"
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 5381 (96th) — CIR CLERK-ELECTRONIC NOTICE

Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that when the circuit clerk is required to provide notice to a party, and the party has registered an electronic address with the circuit clerk, the circuit clerk may provide the notice via the electronic address. Provides that the circuit clerk shall maintain a copy of the electronic content and a delivery receipt in his or her records. Provides that electronic notices shall have the same effect as a hard copy notice. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5381&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50415&DocNum=5381&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5381eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50415&DocNum=5381&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5381enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50415&DocNum=5381&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dennis M. Reboletti — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti `filing`
- **2010-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2010-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-16** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-16** State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-16** Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-16** Judicial Note Requested by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-18** Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-18** Balanced Budget Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-18** Judicial Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-24** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-24** State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2010-03-25** Judicial Note Filed from the Supreme Court of Illinois, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.
- **2010-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-04-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2010-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-13** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-02** Effective Date July 2, 2010
- **2010-07-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0971 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d989c0f-f71c-409c-8054-2a7dc189750c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).