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| Bill | WEB-BASED SIGNATURES ACT | Creates the Web-Based Signatures Act. Provides that a unit of local government may allow a person to sign any document with a web-based signature if the unit of local government uses a secure web-based platform. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 104th | SB 2044 | Illinois SB 2044 (104th) |
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Illinois SB 2044 (104th) — WEB-BASED SIGNATURES ACT
Creates the Web-Based Signatures Act. Provides that a unit of local government may allow a person to sign any document with a web-based signature if the unit of local government uses a secure web-based platform.
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
- House Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Executive, Amendment 1 — 12–0 (pass) · upper
- Cities & Villages — 8–0 (pass) · lower
- Cities & Villages, Amendment 2 — 9–0 (pass) · lower
- Executive — 12–0 (pass) · upper
- Executive — 13–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Cities & Villages, Amendment 1 — 7–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 108–0 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Executive, Amendment 2 — 12–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Chris Balkema — primary (person)
- Jason R. Bunting — primary (person)
- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
- Brandun Schweizer — cosponsor (person)
- Craig Wilcox — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Severin — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis Tipsword — cosponsor (person)
- Erica Harriss — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Plummer — cosponsor (person)
- Li Arellano, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Sheehan — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- William E Hauter — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-02-06 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Balkema
filing - 2025-02-06 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-02-06 Referred to Assignments
- 2025-03-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- 2025-03-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- 2025-03-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
- 2025-03-18 Assigned to Executive
referral-committee - 2025-03-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Balkema
amendment-introduction - 2025-03-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- 2025-03-21 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
- 2025-04-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- 2025-04-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- 2025-04-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
- 2025-04-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
- 2025-04-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
- 2025-04-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
- 2025-04-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2025-04-03 Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000
- 2025-04-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 4, 2025
reading-2 - 2025-04-04 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2025-04-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2025
- 2025-04-04 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
- 2025-04-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- 2025-04-09 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2025-04-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- 2025-04-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- 2025-04-09 Arrived in House
introduction - 2025-04-09 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
- 2025-04-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-04-09 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-04-17 Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee
referral-committee - 2025-04-29 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- 2025-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
- 2025-05-07 Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 008-000-000
- 2025-05-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-05-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jason R. Bunting
amendment-introduction - 2025-05-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- 2025-05-13 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
- 2025-05-13 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 007-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- 2025-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- 2025-05-16 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-05-16 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-05-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jason R. Bunting
amendment-introduction - 2025-05-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-05-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
- 2025-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2025-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2025-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2025-05-23 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2025-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- 2025-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter
- 2025-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
- 2025-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
- 2025-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword
- 2025-05-26 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- 2025-05-26 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 27, 2025
- 2025-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Chris Balkema
filing - 2025-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- 2025-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Chris Balkema
filing - 2025-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- 2025-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
- 2025-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
- 2025-05-28 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- 2025-05-28 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- 2025-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- 2025-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- 2025-05-31 Senate Concurs
- 2025-05-31 Passed Both Houses
- 2025-06-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2025-08-15 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2025-08-15 Effective Date January 1, 2026
- 2025-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0406
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3ec2e85c-3578-4567-8660-4fb60f6f0ecc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).