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type: "Bill"
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title: "BUSINESS-ELECTRONIC FILING"
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description: "Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983, the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986, and the Limited Liability Company Act. Provides guidelines for electronic filing of documents or reports. Amends the Professional Service Corporation Act. Permits a professional corporation to merge with a domestic limited liability company to render the same specific professional service or related professional services. Prohibits the merger of a professional corporation with a foreign limited liability company. Further amends the Limited Liability Company Act. Provides that, if a foreign limited liability company has adopted an assumed name, the name of the series of members, managers, or interests with limited liability must contain the entire name under which the foreign limited liability company has been admitted to transact business in this State. Amends the Uniform Partnership Act (1997). Requires the Secretary of State to file a renewal statement report if the report complies with the requirements of the Act and, if it does not comply, to promptly return it to the limited liability partnership for any necessary corrections. Provides that, in the case of a non-conforming statement report, the expiration of the original or renewal statement will not occur if the limited liability partnership makes the necessary corrections and returns the report to the Secretary of State within 30 days of the date that the report was returned to the partnership for corrections. Amends the Uniform Limited Partnership Act (2001). Prohibits the name of a limited partnership from containing any of certain listed terms. Sets out penalties for a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership that fails to designate and continuously maintain an agent for service of process, fails to file its annual report or pay the requisite fee, or fails to provide its Federal Employer Identification Number within the required time period. Amends the Co-operative Act in relation to use of the term \"Co-operative\". Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2007."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "SB 368"
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citation: "Illinois SB 368 (95th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2007-02-07"
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last_action: "2007-08-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32a94c55-b257-4b09-8506-944e119493ae"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=368&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28002&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "0eac389678eab4a445c2d34e088b0a74068c30fcbc6789638756e7499c194f00"
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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 SB 368 (95th) — BUSINESS-ELECTRONIC FILING
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Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983, the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986, and the Limited Liability Company Act. Provides guidelines for electronic filing of documents or reports. Amends the Professional Service Corporation Act. Permits a professional corporation to merge with a domestic limited liability company to render the same specific professional service or related professional services. Prohibits the merger of a professional corporation with a foreign limited liability company. Further amends the Limited Liability Company Act. Provides that, if a foreign limited liability company has adopted an assumed name, the name of the series of members, managers, or interests with limited liability must contain the entire name under which the foreign limited liability company has been admitted to transact business in this State. Amends the Uniform Partnership Act (1997). Requires the Secretary of State to file a renewal statement report if the report complies with the requirements of the Act and, if it does not comply, to promptly return it to the limited liability partnership for any necessary corrections. Provides that, in the case of a non-conforming statement report, the expiration of the original or renewal statement will not occur if the limited liability partnership makes the necessary corrections and returns the report to the Secretary of State within 30 days of the date that the report was returned to the partnership for corrections. Amends the Uniform Limited Partnership Act (2001). Prohibits the name of a limited partnership from containing any of certain listed terms. Sets out penalties for a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership that fails to designate and continuously maintain an agent for service of process, fails to file its annual report or pay the requisite fee, or fails to provide its Federal Employer Identification Number within the required time period. Amends the Co-operative Act in relation to use of the term "Co-operative". Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2007.
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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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0368&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28002&DocNum=368&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0368eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28002&DocNum=368&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0368enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28002&DocNum=368&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
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- William R. Haine — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
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- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Commerce and Economic Development `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Commerce and Economic Development
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- **2007-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-03-02** Do Pass as Amended Commerce and Economic Development; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
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- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
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- **2007-03-15** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-03-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. William Davis
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- **2007-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-14** Re-assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-18** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
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- **2007-05-23** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-05-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
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- **2007-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-28** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-08-23** Effective Date August 23, 2007
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- **2007-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0368 `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/32a94c55-b257-4b09-8506-944e119493ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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