ELECTRONIC NOTARY FEE WAIVER
Summary
Amends the Illinois Notary Public Act. Provides that a fee of $25 for a commission as an electronic notary public shall be waived for a period of 2 years. Provides that a bond of $25,000 for a commission as an electronic notary shall be waived for a period of 2 years, except that a bond of $5,000 shall still be required. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Apr 17, 2026
Signed Jul 24, 2026
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The document changed from the 'Engrossed' version to the 'Enrolled' version, which is the final form signed into law. The only substantive change is the update of the header text to reflect this final status. The effective date for the Act's changes remains July 1, 2022.
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The document title was updated from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', indicating the bill has passed its final legislative stages and is ready for signature.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2026 · House May 21, 2026
How they voted
56–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 58
Apr 16, 2026
D
Democratic39
94% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Jul 24, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
lower
May 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 020-000-000
lower
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026
lower
Apr 27, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Arellano
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Li Arellano
RRepublican
P
Ryan Spain
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Chesney
RRepublican
Co
Bob Morgan
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Fritts
RRepublican
Co
Charlie Meier
RRepublican
Co
Curtis Tarver
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Didech
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Swanson
RRepublican
Co
Dave Severin
RRepublican
Co
Dave Vella
DDemocratic
Co
David Friess
RRepublican
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