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type: "Bill"
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title: "ELECTRONIC NONTEST ESTATE DOCS"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "103rd"
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identifier: "HB 2269"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2269 (103rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Laura Ellman", "Margaret Croke"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2023-02-09"
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last_action: "2023-07-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fcf5bbbf-1572-4766-af1a-47649b26178a"
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source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2269&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=146986&SessionID=112"
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source_hash: "b43b01fad3c380b90cafd4f8950fb9d23b41480908be5b36a32fffd8e009e73c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2269 (103rd) — ELECTRONIC NONTEST ESTATE DOCS
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2269.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2269eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2269ham001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2269enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- Judiciary — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading, Amendment 1 — **12–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Laura Ellman — primary (person)
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- Margaret Croke — primary (person)
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- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
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- Dan Ugaste — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke `filing`
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- **2023-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2023-02-21** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000
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- **2023-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2023-03-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
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- **2023-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
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- **2023-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2023-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2023-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2023 `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
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- **2023-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-30** Referred to Assignments
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- **2023-05-04** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-04** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 11, 2023
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- **2023-05-05** Waive Posting Notice
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- **2023-05-10** Do Pass Judiciary; 006-000-000
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- **2023-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2023 `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2023
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- **2023-05-11** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
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- **2023-05-12** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
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- **2023-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-05-17** Passed Both Houses
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- **2023-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2023-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2024
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- **2023-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0301 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fcf5bbbf-1572-4766-af1a-47649b26178a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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