republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/sb-1611.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SOS-ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 1611"
citation: "Illinois SB 1611 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Cunningham", "Michael J. Zalewski"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07e06825-6a47-410f-b297-b4184d889b10"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1611&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134244&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "0dc5cea9af6526014576cf24e91638d21aa0f54b60299a6870d9e8520ed155df"
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 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.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1611.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1611eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1611enr.pdf)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07e06825-6a47-410f-b297-b4184d889b10`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).