SB 1573104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 1573
ELECTRONIC NOTARY FEE WAIVER
Sent to Governor Last action July 24, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0621
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 22
- Prime sponsors
- Li Arellano, Jr., Ryan Spain
- Cosponsors (20)
- Andrew S. Chesney, Bob Morgan, Bradley Fritts, Charles Meier, Curtis J. Tarver, II, Dan Swanson, Daniel Didech, Daniel J. Ugaste, Dave Severin, Dave Vella, David Friess, Eva-Dina Delgado, Jason R. Bunting, Jay Hoffman, Kam Buckner, Kevin John Olickal, Kevin Schmidt, Martin McLaughlin, Patrick Windhorst, Steven Reick
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 24, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Judiciary: Civil, Senate Judiciary (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 21, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed111-0
yes (111) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Davis, Jed, Spain, Katz Muhl, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kelly, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, Ford, West, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Grant
excused (6) Andrade, Reick, Huynh, Davis, Lisa, Delgado, Gordon-Booth
not voting (1) Rosenthal
May 13, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed20-0
yes (20) Canty, Mary Beth, Avelar, Dagmara, Delgado, Eva-Dina, Davis, Jed, Friess, David, Didech, Daniel, Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, Fritts, Bradley, Jiménez, Lilian, Hoffman, Jay, McLaughlin, Martin, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Olickal, Kevin John, Morgan, Bob, Tarver II, Curtis J, Reick, Steven, Vella, Dave, Ugaste, Dan, Williams, Ann M, Weber, Tom
April 16, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed57-0
yes (57) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
March 25, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed8-0
yes (8) Curran, John F, Cunningham, Bill, Harmon, Don, Fine, Laura, Hills, Darby A, Hastings, Michael E, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Tracy, Jil
not voting (1) Martwick, Robert F
February 18, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed9-0
yes (9) Curran, John F, Aquino, Omar, Harmon, Don, Halpin, Michael W, Hills, Darby A, Hastings, Michael E, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Martwick, Robert F, Tracy, Jil
Timeline 54
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0621 |
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date July 24, 2026 |
| July 24, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 13, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 13, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 020-000-000 |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Ugaste |
| May 7, 2026 | House | Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026 |
| April 27, 2026 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 17, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain |
| April 17, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| April 16, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 15, 2026 |
| March 26, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| March 26, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| March 26, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Arellano |
| March 26, 2026 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| March 25, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000 |
| March 24, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary |
| March 11, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| March 11, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. |
| February 25, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 26, 2026 |
| February 25, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| February 19, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 24, 2026 |
| February 19, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 |
| February 3, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| February 4, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| February 4, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| February 4, 2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.