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type: "Bill"
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title: "PROFESSIONS - E SIGNATURE"
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description: "Amends the Electronic Commerce Security Act. Provides that a municipality may, in the course of exercising any permitting, licensing, or other regulatory function, accept documents with an electronic signature. Makes changes concerning the seal, date, and signature on technical submissions in the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989, and the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989. Provides that when specified professionals have technical submissions that are prepared utilizing a computer or other electronic means, the seal, signature, current date, and date of license expiration may be generated by the computer. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "98th"
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identifier: "SB 1826"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1826 (98th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2013-02-15"
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last_action: "2013-08-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/953b15be-3747-4e46-9826-dccf19a3d512"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1826&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=72750&SessionID=85&GA=98"
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source_hash: "bc7518bc4b0cb484ce585866036d0cdad094bd597a6f7dba194196280e95cddd"
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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 SB 1826 (98th) — PROFESSIONS - E SIGNATURE
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Amends the Electronic Commerce Security Act. Provides that a municipality may, in the course of exercising any permitting, licensing, or other regulatory function, accept documents with an electronic signature. Makes changes concerning the seal, date, and signature on technical submissions in the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989, and the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989. Provides that when specified professionals have technical submissions that are prepared utilizing a computer or other electronic means, the seal, signature, current date, and date of license expiration may be generated by the computer. Effective immediately.
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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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1826&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72750&DocNum=1826&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1826eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72750&DocNum=1826&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1826enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72750&DocNum=1826&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **114–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Emil Jones, III — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2013-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III `filing`
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- **2013-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2013-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2013-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2013-03-05** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
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- **2013-03-05** Postponed - Judiciary
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- **2013-03-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
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- **2013-03-12** Postponed - Judiciary
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- **2013-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III `amendment-introduction`
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- **2013-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2013-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
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- **2013-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2013-03-19** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2013-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2013
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- **2013-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2013-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2013
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- **2013-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2013-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2013-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
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- **2013-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2013-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2013-05-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2013-05-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
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- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
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- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
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- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
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- **2013-05-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2013-05-15** Passed Both Houses
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- **2013-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2013-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2013-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2014
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- **2013-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0289 `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/953b15be-3747-4e46-9826-dccf19a3d512`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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