Bill Title: Amends the Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Electronic Wills, Electronic Estate Planning Documents, and Remote Witnesses Act. Defines "electronic", "information", "nontestamentary estate planning document", "person", "record", "security procedure", "settlor", "sign", "state", "terms of trust", "trust instrument", and "will". Creates the Electronic Nontestamentary Estate Planning Documents Article. Sets forth provisions related to: construction; scope; principles of law and equity; use of an electronic record or signature; recognition of an electronic nontestamentary estate planning document and electronic signature; attribution and effect of an electronic record and electronic signature; notarization and acknowledgment; witnessing and attestation; retention of an electronic record; certification of a paper copy; admissibility in evidence; relation to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act; application; and severability. Makes conforming changes in the Probate Act of 1975. Effective January 1, 2024.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2023-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0301 [HB2269 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Margaret Croke [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-012	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dan Ugaste [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-065	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Camille Lilly [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-078	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Laura Ellman [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-021	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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