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Bill	ORDERS OF PROTECTION: E-FILING	Amends the Supreme Court Act. Provides that the Supreme Court may establish a pilot program for the filing of petitions for temporary orders of protection by electronic means and for the issuance of such orders by audio-visual means. Provides that the administrative director of the courts shall maintain an up-to-date and publicly available listing of the sites, if any, at which petitions for ex parte temporary orders of protection may be filed, and at which electronic appearances in support of such petitions may be made. Provides that in developing a pilot program, the administrative director shall strive for a program that is regionally diverse and takes into consideration, among other things, the availability of public transportation, population density, and the availability of facilities for conducting the program. Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Defines terms and provides substantive and procedural requirements for the pilot program.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	99th	HB 6109	Illinois HB 6109 (99th)	bill		enacted		3	35	2	2016-02-11	2016-08-05	openstates	ocd-bill/73de707a-be86-42b2-92fe-4881b1154b2b	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6109&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95642&SessionID=88&GA=99	a23fa4e4a6f232860322a8dc3478c8b070ead3fb347627025ff4bce13aa9f630	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 6109 (99th) — ORDERS OF PROTECTION: E-FILING

Amends the Supreme Court Act. Provides that the Supreme Court may establish a pilot program for the filing of petitions for temporary orders of protection by electronic means and for the issuance of such orders by audio-visual means. Provides that the administrative director of the courts shall maintain an up-to-date and publicly available listing of the sites, if any, at which petitions for ex parte temporary orders of protection may be filed, and at which electronic appearances in support of such petitions may be made. Provides that in developing a pilot program, the administrative director shall strive for a program that is regionally diverse and takes into consideration, among other things, the availability of public transportation, population density, and the availability of facilities for conducting the program. Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Defines terms and provides substantive and procedural requirements for the pilot program.

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 — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 51–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
• Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
• Michael P. McAuliffe — primary (person)
• Scott M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-02-11 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe filing
• 2016-02-11 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-02-11 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-03-23 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
• 2016-04-05 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-001 committee-passage
• 2016-04-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-15 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-04-15 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-04-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-001 reading-3, passage
• 2016-04-20 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
• 2016-04-20 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2016-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2016 reading-1
• 2016-04-22 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
• 2016-04-25 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-25 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2016-05-04 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2016-05-11 Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
• 2016-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2016-05-17 Second Reading reading-2
• 2016-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
• 2016-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
• 2016-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
• 2016-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
• 2016-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
• 2016-05-27 Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2016
• 2016-05-29 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2016-05-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2016-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2016-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2016-08-05 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2016-08-05 Effective Date January 1, 2017
• 2016-08-05 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0718 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/73de707a-be86-42b2-92fe-4881b1154b2b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).