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type: "Bill"
title: "RECORD ACTS-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the State Records Act. Adds \"born-digital electronic material\" and \"electronic material with a combination of digitized and born-digital material\" to the definition of \"record\" or \"records\". Defines \"born-digital electronic material\" and \"digitized electric material\". Amends the Local Records Act. Adds \"born-digital electronic material\" and \"electronic material with a combination of digitized and born-digital material\" to the definition of \"public record\". Defines \"born-digital electronic material\" and \"digitized electric material\". Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall also issue regulations regarding procedures for the management and preservation of electronically generated and maintained records. Repeals the Filmed Records Certification Act. Repeals the Filmed Records Destruction Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 362"
citation: "Illinois HB 362 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcf268fc-8e7c-4108-8060-58e5d85b6472"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=362&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=84695&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "b65ec2086a5cc0c634a1b133b01309c455442c5841a7222be9de40309c7d9261"
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 362 (99th) — RECORD ACTS-VARIOUS
Amends the State Records Act. Adds "born-digital electronic material" and "electronic material with a combination of digitized and born-digital material" to the definition of "record" or "records". Defines "born-digital electronic material" and "digitized electric material". Amends the Local Records Act. Adds "born-digital electronic material" and "electronic material with a combination of digitized and born-digital material" to the definition of "public record". Defines "born-digital electronic material" and "digitized electric material". Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall also issue regulations regarding procedures for the management and preservation of electronically generated and maintained records. Repeals the Filmed Records Certification Act. Repeals the Filmed Records Destruction Act.
## 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=09900HB0362&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84695&DocNum=362&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0362eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84695&DocNum=362&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0362enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=84695&DocNum=362&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1090** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Emanuel Chris Welch — primary (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `filing`
- **2015-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-13** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-02-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-02-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-02-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-02-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 3, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-03-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2015-03-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-03-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-08** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-16** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2015
- **2015-04-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2015-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2015
- **2015-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 `reading-3`
- **2015-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0147 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcf268fc-8e7c-4108-8060-58e5d85b6472`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).