# Illinois SB2044: WEB-BASED SIGNATURES ACT Illinois SB2044, WEB-BASED SIGNATURES ACT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Chris Balkema (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0406) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB2044-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB2044 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: WEB-BASED SIGNATURES ACT - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0406 - Sponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican) - Cosponsors: 22 - Subjects: assignments, executive, cities & villages - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (339 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Creates the Web-Based Signatures Act. Provides that a unit of local government may allow a person to sign any document with a web-based signature if the unit of local government uses a secure web-based platform. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew S. Chesney (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Anthony DeLuca (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brandun Schweizer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Craig Wilcox (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dale Fowler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Daniel Didech (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dave Severin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dennis Tipsword (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Erica Harriss (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jason Plummer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jason R. Bunting (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Li Arellano, Jr. (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Martha Deuter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Hanson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maurice A. West, II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Napoleon Harris III (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Neil Anderson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Patrick Sheehan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sally J. Turner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Seth Lewis (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: William E Hauter (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-31 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs | pass | 57 | 0 | | | 2025-05-31 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs | pass | 57 | 0 | | | 2025-05-28 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-05-28 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-05-23 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-05-23 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 108 | 0 | | | 2025-05-13 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-05-07 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 56 | 0 | | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Executive; | pass | 13 | 0 | | ## Actions (75) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0406 (Senate) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (Senate) - 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2025-06-27: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Senate Concurs (Senate) - 2025-05-31: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 057-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-31: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-28: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-28: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-27: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive (Senate) - 2025-05-27: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive (Senate) - 2025-05-27: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-27: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate) - 2025-05-27: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-27: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate) - 2025-05-26: Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 27, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-26: Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword (House) - 2025-05-23: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer (House) - 2025-05-23: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan (House) - 2025-05-23: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter (House) - 2025-05-23: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin (House) - 2025-05-23: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-23: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-23: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted (House) - 2025-05-23: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted (House) - 2025-05-23: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 009-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-21: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee (House) - 2025-05-20: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-20: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jason R. Bunting (House) - 2025-05-16: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-16: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson (House) - 2025-05-14: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House) - 2025-05-13: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 007-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-13: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee (House) - 2025-05-07: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech (House) - 2025-05-07: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-07: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jason R. Bunting (House) - 2025-05-07: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-07: Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 008-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-29: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter (House) - 2025-04-29: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca (House) - 2025-04-17: Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: First Reading (House) - 2025-04-09: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting (House) - 2025-04-09: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-04-09: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 4, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Assigned to Executive (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-02-06: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2044eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2044enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2044ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2044ham002.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2044.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2044sam001.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2044eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2044enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2044ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2044ham002.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2044.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2044sam001.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB2044-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).