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| Bill | SOS-ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES | Amends Secretary of State Act. Allows the Secretary of State to adopt rules to authorize the filing of documents with his or her office that have been signed by electronic means. Specifies the rules to be adopted. Provides certification requirements for entities seeking to provide services to third parties for the execution of electronic signatures for filing with the Secretary of State. Specifies minimum requirements for the use of electronic signatures on documents. Provides for the refusal of non-compliant electronic signatures. Provides that electronic signatures and electronic delivery of records shall have the same force and effect as manual signatures and the physical delivery of records. Provides that electronic records and electronic signatures accepted by the Secretary of State shall be admissible in all administrative, quasi-judicial, and judicial proceedings. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 102nd | SB 1611 | Illinois SB 1611 (102nd) |
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Illinois SB 1611 (102nd) — SOS-ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
Amends Secretary of State Act. Allows the Secretary of State to adopt rules to authorize the filing of documents with his or her office that have been signed by electronic means. Specifies the rules to be adopted. Provides certification requirements for entities seeking to provide services to third parties for the execution of electronic signatures for filing with the Secretary of State. Specifies minimum requirements for the use of electronic signatures on documents. Provides for the refusal of non-compliant electronic signatures. Provides that electronic signatures and electronic delivery of records shall have the same force and effect as manual signatures and the physical delivery of records. Provides that electronic records and electronic signatures accepted by the Secretary of State shall be admissible in all administrative, quasi-judicial, and judicial proceedings.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 111–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Caulkins — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-02-26 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham
filing - 2021-02-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2021-02-26 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2021-03-09 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2021-03-12 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- 2021-03-16 Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2021-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2021
- 2021-03-24 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2021-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 25, 2021
- 2021-04-21 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2021-04-22 Arrived in House
introduction - 2021-04-22 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- 2021-04-23 First Reading
reading-1 - 2021-04-23 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2021-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2021-04-28 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
referral-committee - 2021-05-05 Do Pass / Consent Calendar State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2021-05-06 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- 2021-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
- 2021-05-12 Second Reading - Consent Calendar
reading-2 - 2021-05-12 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar
reading-2 - 2021-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- 2021-05-14 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day
reading-3 - 2021-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- 2021-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- 2021-05-21 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 111-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2021-05-21 Passed Both Houses
- 2021-06-17 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2021-07-30 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2021-07-30 Effective Date January 1, 2022
- 2021-07-30 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0213
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/07e06825-6a47-410f-b297-b4184d889b10. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).