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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB4022

Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Christopher Belt

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

815 ILCS 333/18

Amends the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Removes language
providing that a governmental agency of the State is not required to use or
permit the use of electronic records or electronic signatures. Provides
that the State Board of Elections is exempt from the requirement to accept
electronic records and signatures. Makes other changes.
LRB104 17712 SPS 31143 b

A BILL FOR

SB4022
LRB104 17712 SPS 31143 b
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AN ACT concerning business.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act is
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amended by changing Section 18 as follows:

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(815 ILCS 333/18)
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Sec. 18.
Acceptance and distribution of electronic records
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by governmental agencies.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in
subsection (d)

Section
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12(f),

each governmental agency of this State shall
determine
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whether, and the extent to which, it will
send and accept
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electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other
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persons and otherwise create, generate, communicate, store,
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process, use, and rely upon electronic records and electronic
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signatures.
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(b)
The

To the extent that a governmental agency uses
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electronic records and electronic signatures under subsection
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(a), the
governmental agency, giving due consideration to
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security, may specify:
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(1) the manner and format in which the electronic
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records must be created, generated, sent, communicated,
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received, and stored and the systems established for those
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purposes;

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(2)
if electronic records must be signed by electronic
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means, the type of electronic signature required,
the
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manner and format in which the electronic signature must
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be affixed to the electronic record
,
and the identity of,
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or criteria that must be met by, any third party used by a
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person filing a document to facilitate the process;
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(3) control processes and procedures as appropriate to
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ensure adequate preservation, disposition, integrity,
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security, confidentiality, and auditability of electronic
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records; and
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(4) any other required attributes for electronic
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records which are specified for corresponding
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nonelectronic records or reasonably necessary under the
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circumstances.
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(b-5) Pursuant to their rulemaking authority under other
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laws, the Secretary of State and the Department of Innovation
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and Technology may adopt rules setting forth their respective
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minimum requirements under subsection (b) of this Section. Any
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rules adopted by the Secretary of State under this subsection
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shall only apply with respect to the Secretary of State and any
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rules adopted by the Department of Innovation and Technology
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under this subsection shall only apply with respect to State
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agencies, departments, boards, and commissions under the
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jurisdiction of the Governor to which the Department of
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Innovation and Technology provides services.
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(c)
(Blank).

Except as otherwise provided in Section

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12(f), this Act does not require a governmental agency of this
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State to use or permit the use of electronic records or
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electronic signatures.
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(d) The State Board of Elections is exempt from the
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requirement to accept electronic records and signatures.

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(Source: P.A. 103-390, eff. 7-28-23; 104-195, eff. 1-1-26.)

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