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type: "Bill"
title: "REAL PROP ELECTRONIC RECORDING"
description: "Creates the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act. Provides that a recorder may receive, index, store, archive, and transmit documents eligible to be recorded in the recorder's land records in the form of electronic documents, subject to certain requirements. Provides that, if a law requires a document eligible to be recorded in the recorder's land records to be an original, on paper or other tangible medium, or in writing, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic document satisfying the Act. Provides that, if a law requires that such a document be signed, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic signature. Provides that a requirement that a document or a signature be notarized, acknowledged, verified, witnessed, or made under oath is satisfied if the appropriate electronic signature and other required information is attached to or logically associated with the document or signature. Provides that the Illinois Electronic Recording Commission shall adopt standards to implement the Act. Provides specific requirements concerning recording, conversion of documents, administration, standards, and other matters."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 319"
citation: "Illinois SB 319 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba93f994-adcb-41f5-b81c-e5a8747d8cc3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=319&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27932&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "0386ad5cdcdb9102825dc30a5de9346a9e82f5c637740348f8ae000b6b5a662b"
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 319 (95th) — REAL PROP ELECTRONIC RECORDING
Creates the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act. Provides that a recorder may receive, index, store, archive, and transmit documents eligible to be recorded in the recorder's land records in the form of electronic documents, subject to certain requirements. Provides that, if a law requires a document eligible to be recorded in the recorder's land records to be an original, on paper or other tangible medium, or in writing, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic document satisfying the Act. Provides that, if a law requires that such a document be signed, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic signature. Provides that a requirement that a document or a signature be notarized, acknowledged, verified, witnessed, or made under oath is satisfied if the appropriate electronic signature and other required information is attached to or logically associated with the document or signature. Provides that the Illinois Electronic Recording Commission shall adopt standards to implement the Act. Provides specific requirements concerning recording, conversion of documents, administration, standards, and other matters.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0319&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27932&DocNum=319&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0319eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27932&DocNum=319&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0319enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27932&DocNum=319&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- William R. Haine — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Held in Judiciary Civil Law
- **2007-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-08** Held in Judiciary Civil Law
- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law
- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Civil Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
- **2007-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2007
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2007-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-14** Re-assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-18** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
- **2007-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-23** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2007-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 31, 2007
- **2007-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2007-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Civil Law; 007-000-000
- **2007-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-27** Effective Date August 27, 2007
- **2007-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0472 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba93f994-adcb-41f5-b81c-e5a8747d8cc3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).