Bill Title: Amends Secretary of State Act. Allows the Secretary of State to adopt rules to authorize the filing of documents with his or her office that have been signed by electronic means. Specifies the rules to be adopted. Provides certification requirements for entities seeking to provide services to third parties for the execution of electronic signatures for filing with the Secretary of State. Specifies minimum requirements for the use of electronic signatures on documents. Provides for the refusal of non-compliant electronic signatures. Provides that electronic signatures and electronic delivery of records shall have the same force and effect as manual signatures and the physical delivery of records. Provides that electronic records and electronic signatures accepted by the Secretary of State shall be admissible in all administrative, quasi-judicial, and judicial proceedings.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2021-07-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0213 [SB1611 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2021-08-02	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2021-05-24	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2021-04-22	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2021-02-26	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois SB1611

Supplemental Documents

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