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type: "Bill"
title: "INS CD-ELECTRONIC DOC DELIVERY"
description: "Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that notice to a party, and any other document that is required under applicable law in an insurance transaction or that serves as evidence of insurance coverage, may be stored, presented, and delivered by electronic means. Provides that delivery of a notice or document by electronic means shall be considered equivalent to any delivery method required under applicable law, including delivery by first class mail; first class mail, postage prepaid; certified mail; or registered mail. Provides requirements to allow insurers to deliver documents by electronic means. Provides that the legal effectiveness, validity, or enforceability of any contract or policy of insurance executed by a party may not be denied solely because the contract or policy was delivered by electronic means if the insurer has obtained the electronic consent or confirmation of consent of the party in accordance with the Act. Contains provisions to withdraw consent for electronic delivery of documents. Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1680"
citation: "Illinois SB 1680 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc1766c0-1003-4cbd-8e7d-f9db3270e1db"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1680&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88418&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "b9ae7b0f01e3e862fce0af83048ac72ea1161931481d9a907a6bf5ac94c05a91"
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 SB 1680 (99th) — INS CD-ELECTRONIC DOC DELIVERY
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that notice to a party, and any other document that is required under applicable law in an insurance transaction or that serves as evidence of insurance coverage, may be stored, presented, and delivered by electronic means. Provides that delivery of a notice or document by electronic means shall be considered equivalent to any delivery method required under applicable law, including delivery by first class mail; first class mail, postage prepaid; certified mail; or registered mail. Provides requirements to allow insurers to deliver documents by electronic means. Provides that the legal effectiveness, validity, or enforceability of any contract or policy of insurance executed by a party may not be denied solely because the contract or policy was delivered by electronic means if the insurer has obtained the electronic consent or confirmation of consent of the party in accordance with the Act. Contains provisions to withdraw consent for electronic delivery of documents. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
## 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=09900SB1680&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88418&DocNum=1680&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1680eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88418&DocNum=1680&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1680enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88418&DocNum=1680&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **510** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- William R. Haine — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass Insurance; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-04-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Insurance
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Insurance; 012-000-000
- **2015-04-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Haine `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-04-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2015-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. David B. Reis
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-26** 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 . . . . . . . . . 99-0167 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc1766c0-1003-4cbd-8e7d-f9db3270e1db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).