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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4251         </title>
<shortdesc>ELECTRONIC WILLS-SCOPE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Margaret Croke and Jenn Ladisch Douglass</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Laura Ellman)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>7/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0666</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>755 ILCS 6/11-10</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     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).</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>12/4/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke</action>
<statusdate>1/16/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/16/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee;  012-000-000</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/17/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/18/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>4/18/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 30, 2024</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Judiciary;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2024</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2024</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>6/13/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>7/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>7/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Effective Date January 1, 2025</action>
<statusdate>7/19/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0666</action>
</actions>
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