Illinois House Bill 1013 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on August 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-08-05 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0170
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides that a request for an apostille or a certification shall be submitted on the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and must be accompanied by the lawful fee for the apostille or certification. Establishes grounds for which the Secretary of State may refuse to issue an apostille or a certification. Provides that an individual may not remove an apostille, certification, any part of the apostille or certification, or the "great seal of the State of Illinois" from any document to which the Secretary of State has affixed it. Provides this act or any attempt to do so shall render the apostille or certification invalid. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits tampering with a certification by a public official when he or she knowingly, without lawful authority, and with the intent to defraud any individual, entity, public officer, or governmental unit, uses a certification or part of a certification by a public official, including but not limited to an apostille, the "great seal of the State of Illinois", and other certification, in connection with any document he or she knows or reasonably should know is not the original document for which the public official originally issued the certification. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Effective July 1, 2013.

APOSTILLES&CERTIFICATIONS

Rep. Michael Zalewski [D]	Rep. Jack Franks [D]	Rep. Keith Farnham [D]	Sen. Don Harmon [D]
Sen. Ira Silverstein [D]

2013-05-15 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 56 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-03-01 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 112 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-08-05	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0170
2013-08-05	House	Effective Date August 5, 2013
2013-08-05	House	Governor Approved
2013-06-13	House	Sent to the Governor
2013-05-15	House	Passed Both Houses
2013-05-15	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
2013-05-08	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2013
2013-05-08	Senate	Second Reading
2013-04-26	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2013-04-11	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2013
2013-04-11	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
2013-03-12	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2013-03-05	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2013-03-05	Senate	First Reading
2013-03-01	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
2013-03-01	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 5, 2013
2013-03-01	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2013-03-01	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
2013-03-01	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
2013-03-01	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
2013-02-27	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2013-02-27	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-02-21	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2013-02-20	House	Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000
2013-02-13	House	Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
2013-01-30	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-01-30	House	First Reading
2013-01-30	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	305	5.20	New Code	See Bill Text
720	5	32-8.1	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1013&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB1013.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB1013eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB1013enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/98/098-0170.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/house/09800HB1013_03012013_010000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/senate/09800HB1013_05152013_044000T.pdf