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type: "Bill"
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title: "SOS DUTIES-SERVICE OF PROCESS"
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description: "Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides that the Secretary of State has the duty to accept service of process only in those specifically mandated areas of the law and as determined by the General Assembly. Provides that the Secretary is not the default agent for service of process in the State of Illinois. Makes other changes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "102nd"
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identifier: "HB 2401"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2401 (102nd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Elgie R. Sims, Jr.", "Suzanne Ness"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-02-17"
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last_action: "2021-08-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f13fcaa6-0e1e-4590-8c64-19066a8a8583"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2401&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=131159&SessionID=110&GA=102"
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source_hash: "5cd196a4fe0af4404efcfe4cae832a4648bb8fc3e66cb93730a72b7ab0db552d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2401 (102nd) — SOS DUTIES-SERVICE OF PROCESS
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Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides that the Secretary of State has the duty to accept service of process only in those specifically mandated areas of the law and as determined by the General Assembly. Provides that the Secretary is not the default agent for service of process in the State of Illinois. Makes other changes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2401.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2401eng.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2401enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Suzanne Ness — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Ness `filing`
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- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-16** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
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- **2021-04-14** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
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- **2021-04-16** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 117-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021 `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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- **2021-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-14** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-14** Re-assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-21** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 29, 2021
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- **2021-05-25** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 26, 2021
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- **2021-05-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 30, 2021
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- **2021-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-05-30** Passed Both Houses
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- **2021-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2021-08-27** Effective Date January 1, 2022
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- **2021-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0591 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f13fcaa6-0e1e-4590-8c64-19066a8a8583`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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