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| Bill | UNIFORM ELECTR LEGAL MATERIAL | Creates the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act to provide for the utilization of legal material in an electronic record. Applies to all legal material designated as official under the Act and published after its effective date. Defines legal material and other terms. Includes court reports, statutes, session laws, rules, and agency decisions. Provides for an official publisher for the material, including the Supreme Court and the Secretary of State. Provides for authentication of official electronic records and for their preservation. Establishes standards for implementing the Act. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 98th | SB 1941 | Illinois SB 1941 (98th) |
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enacted | 3 | 53 | 3 | 2013-02-15 | 2014-08-26 | openstates | ocd-bill/d9521185-bb1b-4dff-ac8f-ced46f382890 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1941&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=73494&SessionID=85&GA=98 | 788c5270aa9a263a957046bb97589f7a83baa2d742c5fefbe7270cd0bd7f74da | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1941 (98th) — UNIFORM ELECTR LEGAL MATERIAL
Creates the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act to provide for the utilization of legal material in an electronic record. Applies to all legal material designated as official under the Act and published after its effective date. Defines legal material and other terms. Includes court reports, statutes, session laws, rules, and agency decisions. Provides for an official publisher for the material, including the Supreme Court and the Secretary of State. Provides for authentication of official electronic records and for their preservation. Establishes standards for implementing the Act.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 105–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- John G. Mulroe — primary (person)
- Kelly Burke — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2013-02-15 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe
filing - 2013-02-15 First Reading
reading-1 - 2013-02-15 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2013-02-19 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2013-03-05 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2013-03-12 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2013-03-19 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2013-03-22 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2014-02-19 Re-assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2014-02-26 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2014-03-05 Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-001
committee-passage - 2014-03-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2014
- 2014-03-05 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2014-03-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2014
- 2014-03-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe
amendment-introduction - 2014-03-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2014-03-06 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2014-03-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2014-03-06 Arrived in House
introduction - 2014-03-06 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- 2014-03-06 First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-03-06 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-03-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke
- 2014-03-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- 2014-03-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- 2014-03-20 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- 2014-03-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- 2014-03-20 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Tom Cross
- 2014-04-23 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2014-04-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
amendment-introduction - 2014-04-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-04-30 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000
committee-passage - 2014-04-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
amendment-failure - 2014-04-30 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-04-30 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
amendment-introduction - 2014-04-30 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-05-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2014-05-13 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2014-05-13 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2014-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-05-16 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2014-05-19 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- 2014-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 20, 2014
- 2014-05-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John G. Mulroe
filing - 2014-05-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2014-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2014-05-28 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
- 2014-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- 2014-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2014-06-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2014-08-26 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2014-08-26 Effective Date January 1, 2015
- 2014-08-26 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1097
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d9521185-bb1b-4dff-ac8f-ced46f382890. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).