IL HB4251 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on July 19 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-07-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0666
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on July 19 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-07-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0666
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Electronic Nontestamentary Estate Planning Documents Article of the Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act. Provides that the Article does not apply to a nontestamentary estate planning document, will, or terms of a trust if the terms governing the document expressly preclude use of an electronic record or electronic signature (rather than does not apply to a nontestamentary estate planning document, will, or terms of a trust governing the document expressly preclude use of an electronic record or electronic signature).
Title
ELECTRONIC WILLS-SCOPE
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-05-15 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 57 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-17 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 108 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-04-17 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 108 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-19 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0666 |
| 2024-07-19 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2025 |
| 2024-07-19 | House | Governor Approved |
| 2024-06-13 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 2024-05-15 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 2024-05-15 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| 2024-05-02 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2024 |
| 2024-05-02 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2024-05-01 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2024 |
| 2024-05-01 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 |
| 2024-04-24 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 2024-04-19 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2024-04-19 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2024-04-19 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman |
| 2024-04-18 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 30, 2024 |
| 2024-04-18 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 |
| 2024-04-10 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-04-10 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2024-01-16 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-01-16 | House | First Reading |
| 2023-12-04 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 755 | 6 | 11-10 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
