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| Bill | ELECTRONIC NONTEST ESTATE DOCS | Amends the Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Electronic Wills, Electronic Estate Planning Documents, and Remote Witnesses Act. Defines "electronic", "information", "nontestamentary estate planning document", "person", "record", "security procedure", "settlor", "sign", "state", "terms of trust", "trust instrument", and "will". Creates the Electronic Nontestamentary Estate Planning Documents Article. Sets forth provisions related to: construction; scope; principles of law and equity; use of an electronic record or signature; recognition of an electronic nontestamentary estate planning document and electronic signature; attribution and effect of an electronic record and electronic signature; notarization and acknowledgment; witnessing and attestation; retention of an electronic record; certification of a paper copy; admissibility in evidence; relation to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act; application; and severability. Makes conforming changes in the Probate Act of 1975. Effective January 1, 2024. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 103rd | HB 2269 | Illinois HB 2269 (103rd) |
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Illinois HB 2269 (103rd) — ELECTRONIC NONTEST ESTATE DOCS
Amends the Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Electronic Wills, Electronic Estate Planning Documents, and Remote Witnesses Act. Defines "electronic", "information", "nontestamentary estate planning document", "person", "record", "security procedure", "settlor", "sign", "state", "terms of trust", "trust instrument", and "will". Creates the Electronic Nontestamentary Estate Planning Documents Article. Sets forth provisions related to: construction; scope; principles of law and equity; use of an electronic record or signature; recognition of an electronic nontestamentary estate planning document and electronic signature; attribution and effect of an electronic record and electronic signature; notarization and acknowledgment; witnessing and attestation; retention of an electronic record; certification of a paper copy; admissibility in evidence; relation to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act; application; and severability. Makes conforming changes in the Probate Act of 1975. Effective January 1, 2024.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Third Reading — 110–0 (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — 6–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 15–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading, Amendment 1 — 12–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Laura Ellman — primary (person)
- Margaret Croke — primary (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ugaste — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2023-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke
filing - 2023-02-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2023-02-14 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2023-02-21 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
referral-committee - 2023-03-01 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000
- 2023-03-01 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2023-03-02 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke
amendment-introduction - 2023-03-02 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2023-03-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- 2023-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
- 2023-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 012-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2023-03-21 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2023-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2023-03-23 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2023-03-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2023-03-27 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2023-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2023
reading-1 - 2023-03-30 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- 2023-03-30 First Reading
reading-1 - 2023-03-30 Referred to Assignments
- 2023-05-04 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2023-05-04 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 11, 2023
- 2023-05-05 Waive Posting Notice
- 2023-05-10 Do Pass Judiciary; 006-000-000
- 2023-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2023
reading-2 - 2023-05-11 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2023-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2023
- 2023-05-11 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
- 2023-05-12 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
- 2023-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2023-05-17 Passed Both Houses
- 2023-06-15 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2023-07-28 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2023-07-28 Effective Date January 1, 2024
- 2023-07-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0301
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fcf5bbbf-1572-4766-af1a-47649b26178a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).