---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTRONIC RECORDS ACT-REPEAL"
description: "Repeals the Government Electronic Records Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1373"
citation: "Illinois HB 1373 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5984126c-d35b-475a-b2e9-62c772f831a4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1373&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57783&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "39f0df3c6038bed1eb57ee26f8f44a2dafd66af4047930d7b8ff487b64b92bf0"
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 1373 (97th) — ELECTRONIC RECORDS ACT-REPEAL

Repeals the Government Electronic Records Act. 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=09700HB1373&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57783&DocNum=1373&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1373eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57783&DocNum=1373&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1373enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57783&DocNum=1373&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Franco Coladipietro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Franco Coladipietro `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-14** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2011-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Franco Coladipietro `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2011-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2011-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2011-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Franco Coladipietro `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2011-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2011-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-06** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2011
- **2011-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0249 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5984126c-d35b-475a-b2e9-62c772f831a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).