HB4277 - 104th General Assembly

NOTARIES-APPLICATION BY FELON
Last Action
5/14/2026 - Senate: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
5 ILCS 312/2-102from Ch. 102, par. 202-102
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Notary Public Act. Provides that every applicant for appointment and commission as a notary shall complete an application in a format prescribed by the Secretary of State stating, among other things, that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony within the 10 years immediately preceding the date of application (now, the applicant must state that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony).

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Provides that every applicant for appointment and commission as a notary shall complete an application in a format prescribed by the Secretary of State stating, among other things, that the applicant, prior to the completion of the application, if the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony, has completed all requirements of all felony case sentences, and 10 years have passed since the completion of all felony sentences (rather than an application stating that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony within the 10 years immediately preceding the date of application).
Actions
Date Chamber Action
1/05/2026 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield
1/14/2026 House First Reading
1/14/2026 House Referred to Rules Committee
2/11/2026 House Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2/25/2026 House Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 012-007-000
2/25/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/25/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
2/25/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
2/25/2026 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
2/26/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield
2/26/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/04/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
3/06/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
3/12/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
3/18/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield
3/18/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/18/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/19/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/20/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
3/20/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed to Table Rep. Rita Mayfield
3/27/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
4/02/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
4/02/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
4/07/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
4/08/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
4/08/2026 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
4/09/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 020-000-000
4/09/2026 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
4/10/2026 House Second Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2026 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/13/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
4/14/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/14/2026 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/14/2026 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-033-000
4/14/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled
4/15/2026 Senate Arrive in Senate
4/15/2026 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/15/2026 Senate Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
4/15/2026 Senate First Reading
4/15/2026 Senate Referred to Assignments
4/24/2026 Senate Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
4/28/2026 Senate Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
4/28/2026 Senate Assigned to Judiciary
4/29/2026 Senate Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
5/05/2026 Senate Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
5/06/2026 Senate Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
5/06/2026 Senate Do Pass Judiciary; 008-001-000
5/06/2026 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026
5/14/2026 Senate Second Reading
5/14/2026 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026