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| Bill | NOTARY-SUSPENSION & REVOCATION | Amends the Illinois Notary Public Act. Provides that the application for appointment and commission as a notary public shall include the applicant's business address if different than the applicant's residence address. Provides that an applicant's signature on a notary public application authorizes the Secretary of State to conduct a criminal background check of the applicant. Modifies provisions concerning changes causing a notary's commission to cease to be in effect. Provides that the performance of a notarial act while the commission of a notary is suspended or revoked is a prohibited act. Provides that upon the filing of any claim against a notary public or upon payment to any individual harmed as a result of a breach of duty by the notary public, the entity that has issued the bond for the notary shall notify the Secretary of whether payment was made and the circumstances which led to the claim. Adds provisions and requirements concerning reprimand, suspension, and revocation of a notary's Commission. Effective January 1, 2019. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 100th | SB 3443 | Illinois SB 3443 (100th) |
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enacted | 3 | 36 | 2 | 2018-02-16 | 2018-08-10 | openstates | ocd-bill/b306d964-bc16-4604-b670-e967e74e73d5 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3443&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=111433&SessionID=91&GA=100 | aa45c3ed1a1b6a98d9e68ba0ba65f4196aabe54ce8c30fdcfbacf29bded91a49 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 3443 (100th) — NOTARY-SUSPENSION & REVOCATION
Amends the Illinois Notary Public Act. Provides that the application for appointment and commission as a notary public shall include the applicant's business address if different than the applicant's residence address. Provides that an applicant's signature on a notary public application authorizes the Secretary of State to conduct a criminal background check of the applicant. Modifies provisions concerning changes causing a notary's commission to cease to be in effect. Provides that the performance of a notarial act while the commission of a notary is suspended or revoked is a prohibited act. Provides that upon the filing of any claim against a notary public or upon payment to any individual harmed as a result of a breach of duty by the notary public, the entity that has issued the bond for the notary shall notify the Secretary of whether payment was made and the circumstances which led to the claim. Adds provisions and requirements concerning reprimand, suspension, and revocation of a notary's Commission. Effective January 1, 2019.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 118–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Don Harmon — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2018-02-16 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
filing - 2018-02-16 First Reading
reading-1 - 2018-02-16 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2018-02-27 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2018-03-14 Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2018-03-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 10, 2018
- 2018-04-23 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2018-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 24, 2018
- 2018-04-27 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2018
reading-3 - 2018-04-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
amendment-introduction - 2018-04-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2018-05-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- 2018-05-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 012-000-000
- 2018-05-02 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2018-05-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon
amendment-passage - 2018-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2018-05-02 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2018-05-03 Arrived in House
introduction - 2018-05-03 Chief House Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- 2018-05-08 First Reading
reading-1 - 2018-05-08 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2018-05-08 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
referral-committee - 2018-05-09 To Commercial Law Subcommittee
- 2018-05-16 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage - 2018-05-16 Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- 2018-05-16 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2018-05-17 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2018-05-21 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2018-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2018-05-25 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018
- 2018-05-29 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2018-05-29 Passed Both Houses
- 2018-06-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2018-08-10 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2018-08-10 Effective Date January 1, 2019
- 2018-08-10 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0809
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b306d964-bc16-4604-b670-e967e74e73d5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).