republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-1013.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "APOSTILLES&CERTIFICATIONS"
description: "Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides that a request for an apostille or a certification shall be submitted on the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and must be accompanied by the lawful fee for the apostille or certification. Establishes grounds for which the Secretary of State may refuse to issue an apostille or a certification. Provides that an individual may not remove an apostille, certification, any part of the apostille or certification, or the \"great seal of the State of Illinois\" from any document to which the Secretary of State has affixed it. Provides this act or any attempt to do so shall render the apostille or certification invalid. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits tampering with a certification by a public official when he or she knowingly, without lawful authority, and with the intent to defraud any individual, entity, public officer, or governmental unit, uses a certification or part of a certification by a public official, including but not limited to an apostille, the \"great seal of the State of Illinois\", and other certification, in connection with any document he or she knows or reasonably should know is not the original document for which the public official originally issued the certification. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Effective July 1, 2013."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1013"
citation: "Illinois HB 1013 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-30"
last_action: "2013-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7c47f00-4f3c-4d94-a78e-51de526600e4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1013&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=71455&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "cc67c3ee6a342d6fb5960f0ea24cf11ad268b9d1c067bf9cfca7e5ad7e93c7ea"
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 HB 1013 (98th) — APOSTILLES&CERTIFICATIONS

Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides that a request for an apostille or a certification shall be submitted on the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and must be accompanied by the lawful fee for the apostille or certification. Establishes grounds for which the Secretary of State may refuse to issue an apostille or a certification. Provides that an individual may not remove an apostille, certification, any part of the apostille or certification, or the "great seal of the State of Illinois" from any document to which the Secretary of State has affixed it. Provides this act or any attempt to do so shall render the apostille or certification invalid. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits tampering with a certification by a public official when he or she knowingly, without lawful authority, and with the intent to defraud any individual, entity, public officer, or governmental unit, uses a certification or part of a certification by a public official, including but not limited to an apostille, the "great seal of the State of Illinois", and other certification, in connection with any document he or she knows or reasonably should know is not the original document for which the public official originally issued the certification. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Effective July 1, 2013.

## 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=09800HB1013&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71455&DocNum=1013&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1013eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71455&DocNum=1013&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1013enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71455&DocNum=1013&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `filing`
- **2013-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-13** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-20** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-02-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-02-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2013-03-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 5, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-03-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2013-03-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-12** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2013
- **2013-04-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2013-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-05** Effective Date August 5, 2013
- **2013-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0170 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7c47f00-4f3c-4d94-a78e-51de526600e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).