republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-1048.md

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Bill	CORP. SERVICE OF PROCESS	Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983, the General Not for Profit Corporation Act of 1986, and the Limited Liability Company Act. Requires a limited liability company (LLC) that has converted into a different entity to file a copy of the articles of conversion with the Secretary of State. Allows the Secretary of State to accept service of process for a domestic corporation or LLC that has dissolved, faces criminal charges, or has failed to appoint or maintain an agent or whose agent cannot be found. Requires the articles of incorporation of an LLC to specify the company's duration, making the duration perpetual if not specified. Provides that restated articles of incorporation supersede any previous articles or amendments. Expands the grounds for dissolution of an LLC or revocation of admission for a foreign LLC to failure to respond to interrogatories or failure to tender adequate payment to the Secretary of State. Creates a process for revoking a foreign LLC's right to admission. Effective July 1, 2013.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	HB 1048	Illinois HB 1048 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	27	2	2013-01-30	2013-08-05	openstates	ocd-bill/1d8259db-fa9d-43fa-b45d-20d77724bb6c	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1048&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=71495&SessionID=85&GA=98	eb65fa49911802a6c115ad2e1a6f9e0949545a85faec0dfaf444e8c8e63bde9f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 1048 (98th) — CORP. SERVICE OF PROCESS

Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983, the General Not for Profit Corporation Act of 1986, and the Limited Liability Company Act. Requires a limited liability company (LLC) that has converted into a different entity to file a copy of the articles of conversion with the Secretary of State. Allows the Secretary of State to accept service of process for a domestic corporation or LLC that has dissolved, faces criminal charges, or has failed to appoint or maintain an agent or whose agent cannot be found. Requires the articles of incorporation of an LLC to specify the company's duration, making the duration perpetual if not specified. Provides that restated articles of incorporation supersede any previous articles or amendments. Expands the grounds for dissolution of an LLC or revocation of admission for a foreign LLC to failure to respond to interrogatories or failure to tender adequate payment to the Secretary of State. Creates a process for revoking a foreign LLC's right to admission. Effective July 1, 2013.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 111–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Emanuel Chris Welch — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-01-30 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch 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; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-02-21 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-02-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
• 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 111-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-03-05 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2013-03-05 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2013-03-05 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
• 2013-03-05 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-03-05 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-04-03 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2013-04-17 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-04-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 18, 2013
• 2013-04-24 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-04-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2013
• 2013-04-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
• 2013-05-09 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-09 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-06-07 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 . . . . . . . . . 98-0171 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1d8259db-fa9d-43fa-b45d-20d77724bb6c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).