104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1777 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Mark L. Walker SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Amends the Illinois Banking Act. In provisions concerning customer financial records and confidentiality, provides that the language does not prohibit the furnishing of financial information to the executor, executrix, administrator, or other lawful representative of the estate of a customer. Amends the Savings Bank Act and the Illinois Credit Union Act to make the same changes. Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. Amends the Illinois Trust and Payable on Death Accounts Act. Provides that any holder of an account may elect a per stirpes distribution option to the descendants of a natural person beneficiary if the beneficiary predeceases the last surviving holder of the account. Makes other changes. Amends the Financial Institutions Electronic Documents and Digital Signature Act. In provisions concerning electronic notices, provides that consent to electronic transactions given by the customer under the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act satisfies applicable consent requirements. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that any person doing business or performing transactions on behalf of or at the direction of an executor or administrator with a will annexed is entitled to the presumption that the executor or administrator is lawfully authorized to conduct the business or perform the transaction as long as the person verifies that the letters testamentary or administration was issued by the court solely to the executor or administrator. Provides that if the letters testamentary or administration with the will annexed provide for co-executors or co-administrators, the person is entitled to the presumption only when the business or transaction is performed on behalf or at the direction of all listed executors or administrators in the letters. Provides that any person, corporation, or financial institution that conducts business or performs transactions on behalf of or at the direction of an executor or administrator with the will annexed is fully protected and released from liability if the person bases the presumption on the verification of the letters testamentary or administration with the will annexed. LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1777 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Mark L. Walker SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Amends the Illinois Banking Act. In provisions concerning customer financial records and confidentiality, provides that the language does not prohibit the furnishing of financial information to the executor, executrix, administrator, or other lawful representative of the estate of a customer. Amends the Savings Bank Act and the Illinois Credit Union Act to make the same changes. Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. Amends the Illinois Trust and Payable on Death Accounts Act. Provides that any holder of an account may elect a per stirpes distribution option to the descendants of a natural person beneficiary if the beneficiary predeceases the last surviving holder of the account. Makes other changes. Amends the Financial Institutions Electronic Documents and Digital Signature Act. In provisions concerning electronic notices, provides that consent to electronic transactions given by the customer under the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act satisfies applicable consent requirements. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that any person doing business or performing transactions on behalf of or at the direction of an executor or administrator with a will annexed is entitled to the presumption that the executor or administrator is lawfully authorized to conduct the business or perform the transaction as long as the person verifies that the letters testamentary or administration was issued by the court solely to the executor or administrator. Provides that if the letters testamentary or administration with the will annexed provide for co-executors or co-administrators, the person is entitled to the presumption only when the business or transaction is performed on behalf or at the direction of all listed executors or administrators in the letters. Provides that any person, corporation, or financial institution that conducts business or performs transactions on behalf of or at the direction of an executor or administrator with the will annexed is fully protected and released from liability if the person bases the presumption on the verification of the letters testamentary or administration with the will annexed. LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1777 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Mark L. Walker SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index See Index Amends the Illinois Banking Act. In provisions concerning customer financial records and confidentiality, provides that the language does not prohibit the furnishing of financial information to the executor, executrix, administrator, or other lawful representative of the estate of a customer. Amends the Savings Bank Act and the Illinois Credit Union Act to make the same changes. Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. Amends the Illinois Trust and Payable on Death Accounts Act. Provides that any holder of an account may elect a per stirpes distribution option to the descendants of a natural person beneficiary if the beneficiary predeceases the last surviving holder of the account. Makes other changes. Amends the Financial Institutions Electronic Documents and Digital Signature Act. In provisions concerning electronic notices, provides that consent to electronic transactions given by the customer under the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act satisfies applicable consent requirements. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that any person doing business or performing transactions on behalf of or at the direction of an executor or administrator with a will annexed is entitled to the presumption that the executor or administrator is lawfully authorized to conduct the business or perform the transaction as long as the person verifies that the letters testamentary or administration was issued by the court solely to the executor or administrator. Provides that if the letters testamentary or administration with the will annexed provide for co-executors or co-administrators, the person is entitled to the presumption only when the business or transaction is performed on behalf or at the direction of all listed executors or administrators in the letters. Provides that any person, corporation, or financial institution that conducts business or performs transactions on behalf of or at the direction of an executor or administrator with the will annexed is fully protected and released from liability if the person bases the presumption on the verification of the letters testamentary or administration with the will annexed. LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b A BILL FOR SB1777LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 AN ACT concerning finances. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Banking Act is amended by changing 5 Section 48.1 as follows: 6 (205 ILCS 5/48.1) (from Ch. 17, par. 360) 7 Sec. 48.1. Customer financial records; confidentiality. 8 (a) For the purpose of this Section, the term "financial 9 records" means any original, any copy, or any summary of: 10 (1) a document granting signature authority over a 11 deposit or account; 12 (2) a statement, ledger card or other record on any 13 deposit or account, which shows each transaction in or 14 with respect to that account; 15 (3) a check, draft or money order drawn on a bank or 16 issued and payable by a bank; or 17 (4) any other item containing information pertaining 18 to any relationship established in the ordinary course of 19 a bank's business between a bank and its customer, 20 including financial statements or other financial 21 information provided by the customer. 22 (b) This Section does not prohibit: 23 (1) The preparation, examination, handling or 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1777 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Mark L. Walker SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index See Index Amends the Illinois Banking Act. In provisions concerning customer financial records and confidentiality, provides that the language does not prohibit the furnishing of financial information to the executor, executrix, administrator, or other lawful representative of the estate of a customer. Amends the Savings Bank Act and the Illinois Credit Union Act to make the same changes. Amends the Illinois Credit Union Act. Amends the Illinois Trust and Payable on Death Accounts Act. Provides that any holder of an account may elect a per stirpes distribution option to the descendants of a natural person beneficiary if the beneficiary predeceases the last surviving holder of the account. Makes other changes. Amends the Financial Institutions Electronic Documents and Digital Signature Act. In provisions concerning electronic notices, provides that consent to electronic transactions given by the customer under the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act satisfies applicable consent requirements. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that any person doing business or performing transactions on behalf of or at the direction of an executor or administrator with a will annexed is entitled to the presumption that the executor or administrator is lawfully authorized to conduct the business or perform the transaction as long as the person verifies that the letters testamentary or administration was issued by the court solely to the executor or administrator. Provides that if the letters testamentary or administration with the will annexed provide for co-executors or co-administrators, the person is entitled to the presumption only when the business or transaction is performed on behalf or at the direction of all listed executors or administrators in the letters. Provides that any person, corporation, or financial institution that conducts business or performs transactions on behalf of or at the direction of an executor or administrator with the will annexed is fully protected and released from liability if the person bases the presumption on the verification of the letters testamentary or administration with the will annexed. LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b A BILL FOR See Index LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 2 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 2 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 2 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 maintenance of any financial records by any officer, 2 employee or agent of a bank having custody of the records, 3 or the examination of the records by a certified public 4 accountant engaged by the bank to perform an independent 5 audit. 6 (2) The examination of any financial records by, or 7 the furnishing of financial records by a bank to, any 8 officer, employee or agent of (i) the Commissioner of 9 Banks and Real Estate, (ii) after May 31, 1997, a state 10 regulatory authority authorized to examine a branch of a 11 State bank located in another state, (iii) the Comptroller 12 of the Currency, (iv) the Federal Reserve Board, or (v) 13 the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for use solely 14 in the exercise of his duties as an officer, employee, or 15 agent. 16 (3) The publication of data furnished from financial 17 records relating to customers where the data cannot be 18 identified to any particular customer or account. 19 (4) The making of reports or returns required under 20 Chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 21 (5) Furnishing information concerning the dishonor of 22 any negotiable instrument permitted to be disclosed under 23 the Uniform Commercial Code. 24 (6) The exchange in the regular course of business of 25 (i) credit information between a bank and other banks or 26 financial institutions or commercial enterprises, directly SB1777 - 2 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 3 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 3 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 3 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 or through a consumer reporting agency or (ii) financial 2 records or information derived from financial records 3 between a bank and other banks or financial institutions 4 or commercial enterprises for the purpose of conducting 5 due diligence pursuant to a purchase or sale involving the 6 bank or assets or liabilities of the bank. 7 (7) The furnishing of information to the appropriate 8 law enforcement authorities where the bank reasonably 9 believes it has been the victim of a crime. 10 (8) The furnishing of information under the Revised 11 Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. 12 (9) The furnishing of information under the Illinois 13 Income Tax Act and the Illinois Estate and 14 Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. 15 (10) The furnishing of information under the federal 16 Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act Title 31, 17 United States Code, Section 1051 et seq. 18 (11) The furnishing of information under any other 19 statute that by its terms or by regulations promulgated 20 thereunder requires the disclosure of financial records 21 other than by subpoena, summons, warrant, or court order. 22 (12) The furnishing of information about the existence 23 of an account of a person to a judgment creditor of that 24 person who has made a written request for that 25 information. 26 (13) The exchange in the regular course of business of SB1777 - 3 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 4 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 4 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 4 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 information between commonly owned banks in connection 2 with a transaction authorized under paragraph (23) of 3 Section 5 and conducted at an affiliate facility. 4 (14) The furnishing of information in accordance with 5 the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 6 Reconciliation Act of 1996. Any bank governed by this Act 7 shall enter into an agreement for data exchanges with a 8 State agency provided the State agency pays to the bank a 9 reasonable fee not to exceed its actual cost incurred. A 10 bank providing information in accordance with this item 11 shall not be liable to any account holder or other person 12 for any disclosure of information to a State agency, for 13 encumbering or surrendering any assets held by the bank in 14 response to a lien or order to withhold and deliver issued 15 by a State agency, or for any other action taken pursuant 16 to this item, including individual or mechanical errors, 17 provided the action does not constitute gross negligence 18 or willful misconduct. A bank shall have no obligation to 19 hold, encumber, or surrender assets until it has been 20 served with a subpoena, summons, warrant, court or 21 administrative order, lien, or levy. 22 (15) The exchange in the regular course of business of 23 information between a bank and any commonly owned 24 affiliate of the bank, subject to the provisions of the 25 Financial Institutions Insurance Sales Law. 26 (16) The furnishing of information to law enforcement SB1777 - 4 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 5 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 5 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 5 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 authorities, the Illinois Department on Aging and its 2 regional administrative and provider agencies, the 3 Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General, 4 or public guardians: (i) upon subpoena by the 5 investigatory entity or the guardian, or (ii) if there is 6 suspicion by the bank that a customer who is an elderly 7 person or person with a disability has been or may become 8 the victim of financial exploitation. For the purposes of 9 this item (16), the term: (i) "elderly person" means a 10 person who is 60 or more years of age, (ii) "disabled 11 person" means a person who has or reasonably appears to 12 the bank to have a physical or mental disability that 13 impairs his or her ability to seek or obtain protection 14 from or prevent financial exploitation, and (iii) 15 "financial exploitation" means tortious or illegal use of 16 the assets or resources of an elderly or disabled person, 17 and includes, without limitation, misappropriation of the 18 elderly or disabled person's assets or resources by undue 19 influence, breach of fiduciary relationship, intimidation, 20 fraud, deception, extortion, or the use of assets or 21 resources in any manner contrary to law. A bank or person 22 furnishing information pursuant to this item (16) shall be 23 entitled to the same rights and protections as a person 24 furnishing information under the Adult Protective Services 25 Act and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. 26 (17) The disclosure of financial records or SB1777 - 5 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 6 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 6 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 6 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 information as necessary to effect, administer, or enforce 2 a transaction requested or authorized by the customer, or 3 in connection with: 4 (A) servicing or processing a financial product or 5 service requested or authorized by the customer; 6 (B) maintaining or servicing a customer's account 7 with the bank; or 8 (C) a proposed or actual securitization or 9 secondary market sale (including sales of servicing 10 rights) related to a transaction of a customer. 11 Nothing in this item (17), however, authorizes the 12 sale of the financial records or information of a customer 13 without the consent of the customer. 14 (18) The disclosure of financial records or 15 information as necessary to protect against actual or 16 potential fraud, unauthorized transactions, claims, or 17 other liability. 18 (19)(A) The disclosure of financial records or 19 information related to a private label credit program 20 between a financial institution and a private label party 21 in connection with that private label credit program. Such 22 information is limited to outstanding balance, available 23 credit, payment and performance and account history, 24 product references, purchase information, and information 25 related to the identity of the customer. 26 (B)(1) For purposes of this paragraph (19) of SB1777 - 6 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 7 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 7 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 7 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 subsection (b) of Section 48.1, a "private label credit 2 program" means a credit program involving a financial 3 institution and a private label party that is used by a 4 customer of the financial institution and the private 5 label party primarily for payment for goods or services 6 sold, manufactured, or distributed by a private label 7 party. 8 (2) For purposes of this paragraph (19) of subsection 9 (b) of Section 48.1, a "private label party" means, with 10 respect to a private label credit program, any of the 11 following: a retailer, a merchant, a manufacturer, a trade 12 group, or any such person's affiliate, subsidiary, member, 13 agent, or service provider. 14 (20)(A) The furnishing of financial records of a 15 customer to the Department to aid the Department's initial 16 determination or subsequent re-determination of the 17 customer's eligibility for Medicaid and Medicaid long-term 18 care benefits for long-term care services, provided that 19 the bank receives the written consent and authorization of 20 the customer, which shall: 21 (1) have the customer's signature notarized; 22 (2) be signed by at least one witness who 23 certifies that he or she believes the customer to be of 24 sound mind and memory; 25 (3) be tendered to the bank at the earliest 26 practicable time following its execution, SB1777 - 7 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 8 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 8 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 8 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 certification, and notarization; 2 (4) specifically limit the disclosure of the 3 customer's financial records to the Department; and 4 (5) be in substantially the following form: 5 CUSTOMER CONSENT AND AUTHORIZATION 6 FOR RELEASE OF FINANCIAL RECORDS 7 I, ......................................., hereby authorize 8 (Name of Customer) 9 ............................................................. 10 (Name of Financial Institution) 11 ............................................................. 12 (Address of Financial Institution) 13 to disclose the following financial records: 14 any and all information concerning my deposit, savings, money 15 market, certificate of deposit, individual retirement, 16 retirement plan, 401(k) plan, incentive plan, employee benefit 17 plan, mutual fund and loan accounts (including, but not 18 limited to, any indebtedness or obligation for which I am a 19 co-borrower, co-obligor, guarantor, or surety), and any and 20 all other accounts in which I have an interest and any other SB1777 - 8 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 9 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 9 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 9 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 information regarding me in the possession of the Financial 2 Institution, 3 to the Illinois Department of Human Services or the Illinois 4 Department of Healthcare and Family Services, or both ("the 5 Department"), for the following purpose(s): 6 to aid in the initial determination or re-determination by the 7 State of Illinois of my eligibility for Medicaid long-term 8 care benefits, pursuant to applicable law. 9 I understand that this Consent and Authorization may be 10 revoked by me in writing at any time before my financial 11 records, as described above, are disclosed, and that this 12 Consent and Authorization is valid until the Financial 13 Institution receives my written revocation. This Consent and 14 Authorization shall constitute valid authorization for the 15 Department identified above to inspect all such financial 16 records set forth above, and to request and receive copies of 17 such financial records from the Financial Institution (subject 18 to such records search and reproduction reimbursement policies 19 as the Financial Institution may have in place). An executed 20 copy of this Consent and Authorization shall be sufficient and 21 as good as the original and permission is hereby granted to 22 honor a photostatic or electronic copy of this Consent and 23 Authorization. Disclosure is strictly limited to the SB1777 - 9 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 10 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 10 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 10 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 Department identified above and no other person or entity 2 shall receive my financial records pursuant to this Consent 3 and Authorization. By signing this form, I agree to indemnify 4 and hold the Financial Institution harmless from any and all 5 claims, demands, and losses, including reasonable attorneys 6 fees and expenses, arising from or incurred in its reliance on 7 this Consent and Authorization. As used herein, "Customer" 8 shall mean "Member" if the Financial Institution is a credit 9 union. 10 ....................... ...................... 11 (Date) (Signature of Customer) 12 ...................... 13 ...................... 14 (Address of Customer) 15 ...................... 16 (Customer's birth date) 17 (month/day/year) 18 The undersigned witness certifies that ................., 19 known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed as 20 the customer to the foregoing Consent and Authorization, 21 appeared before me and the notary public and acknowledged 22 signing and delivering the instrument as his or her free and SB1777 - 10 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 11 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 11 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 11 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 voluntary act for the uses and purposes therein set forth. I 2 believe him or her to be of sound mind and memory. The 3 undersigned witness also certifies that the witness is not an 4 owner, operator, or relative of an owner or operator of a 5 long-term care facility in which the customer is a patient or 6 resident. 7 Dated: ................. ...................... 8 (Signature of Witness) 9 ...................... 10 (Print Name of Witness) 11 ...................... 12 ...................... 13 (Address of Witness) 14 State of Illinois) 15 ) ss. 16 County of .......) 17 The undersigned, a notary public in and for the above county 18 and state, certifies that .........., known to me to be the 19 same person whose name is subscribed as the customer to the 20 foregoing Consent and Authorization, appeared before me 21 together with the witness, .........., in person and SB1777 - 11 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 12 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 12 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 12 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 acknowledged signing and delivering the instrument as the free 2 and voluntary act of the customer for the uses and purposes 3 therein set forth. 4 Dated:....................................................... 5 Notary Public:............................................... 6 My commission expires:....................................... 7 (B) In no event shall the bank distribute the 8 customer's financial records to the long-term care 9 facility from which the customer seeks initial or 10 continuing residency or long-term care services. 11 (C) A bank providing financial records of a customer 12 in good faith relying on a consent and authorization 13 executed and tendered in accordance with this paragraph 14 (20) shall not be liable to the customer or any other 15 person in relation to the bank's disclosure of the 16 customer's financial records to the Department. The 17 customer signing the consent and authorization shall 18 indemnify and hold the bank harmless that relies in good 19 faith upon the consent and authorization and incurs a loss 20 because of such reliance. The bank recovering under this 21 indemnification provision shall also be entitled to 22 reasonable attorney's fees and the expenses of recovery. 23 (D) A bank shall be reimbursed by the customer for all 24 costs reasonably necessary and directly incurred in SB1777 - 12 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 13 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 13 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 13 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 searching for, reproducing, and disclosing a customer's 2 financial records required or requested to be produced 3 pursuant to any consent and authorization executed under 4 this paragraph (20). The requested financial records shall 5 be delivered to the Department within 10 days after 6 receiving a properly executed consent and authorization or 7 at the earliest practicable time thereafter if the 8 requested records cannot be delivered within 10 days, but 9 delivery may be delayed until the final reimbursement of 10 all costs is received by the bank. The bank may honor a 11 photostatic or electronic copy of a properly executed 12 consent and authorization. 13 (E) Nothing in this paragraph (20) shall impair, 14 abridge, or abrogate the right of a customer to: 15 (1) directly disclose his or her financial records 16 to the Department or any other person; or 17 (2) authorize his or her attorney or duly 18 appointed agent to request and obtain the customer's 19 financial records and disclose those financial records 20 to the Department. 21 (F) For purposes of this paragraph (20), "Department" 22 means the Department of Human Services and the Department 23 of Healthcare and Family Services or any successor 24 administrative agency of either agency. 25 (21) The furnishing of financial information to the 26 executor, executrix, administrator, or other lawful SB1777 - 13 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 14 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 14 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 14 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 representative of the estate of a customer. 2 (c) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, a bank may 3 not disclose to any person, except to the customer or his duly 4 authorized agent, any financial records or financial 5 information obtained from financial records relating to that 6 customer of that bank unless: 7 (1) the customer has authorized disclosure to the 8 person; 9 (2) the financial records are disclosed in response to 10 a lawful subpoena, summons, warrant, citation to discover 11 assets, or court order which meets the requirements of 12 subsection (d) of this Section; or 13 (3) the bank is attempting to collect an obligation 14 owed to the bank and the bank complies with the provisions 15 of Section 2I of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 16 Practices Act. 17 (d) A bank shall disclose financial records under 18 paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this Section under a lawful 19 subpoena, summons, warrant, citation to discover assets, or 20 court order only after the bank sends a copy of the subpoena, 21 summons, warrant, citation to discover assets, or court order 22 to the person establishing the relationship with the bank, if 23 living, and, otherwise the person's personal representative, 24 if known, at the person's last known address by first class 25 mail, postage prepaid, through a third-party commercial 26 carrier or courier with delivery charge fully prepaid, by hand SB1777 - 14 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 15 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 15 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 15 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 delivery, or by electronic delivery at an email address on 2 file with the bank (if the person establishing the 3 relationship with the bank has consented to receive electronic 4 delivery and, if the person establishing the relationship with 5 the bank is a consumer, the person has consented under the 6 consumer consent provisions set forth in Section 7001 of Title 7 15 of the United States Code), unless the bank is specifically 8 prohibited from notifying the person by order of court or by 9 applicable State or federal law. A bank shall not mail a copy 10 of a subpoena to any person pursuant to this subsection if the 11 subpoena was issued by a grand jury under the Statewide Grand 12 Jury Act. 13 (e) Any officer or employee of a bank who knowingly and 14 willfully furnishes financial records in violation of this 15 Section is guilty of a business offense and, upon conviction, 16 shall be fined not more than $1,000. 17 (f) Any person who knowingly and willfully induces or 18 attempts to induce any officer or employee of a bank to 19 disclose financial records in violation of this Section is 20 guilty of a business offense and, upon conviction, shall be 21 fined not more than $1,000. 22 (g) A bank shall be reimbursed for costs that are 23 reasonably necessary and that have been directly incurred in 24 searching for, reproducing, or transporting books, papers, 25 records, or other data required or requested to be produced 26 pursuant to a lawful subpoena, summons, warrant, citation to SB1777 - 15 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 16 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 16 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 16 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 discover assets, or court order. The Commissioner shall 2 determine the rates and conditions under which payment may be 3 made. 4 (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-873, eff. 5-13-22.) 5 Section 10. The Savings Bank Act is amended by changing 6 Section 4013 as follows: 7 (205 ILCS 205/4013) (from Ch. 17, par. 7304-13) 8 Sec. 4013. Access to books and records; communication with 9 members and shareholders. 10 (a) Every member or shareholder shall have the right to 11 inspect books and records of the savings bank that pertain to 12 his accounts. Otherwise, the right of inspection and 13 examination of the books and records shall be limited as 14 provided in this Act, and no other person shall have access to 15 the books and records nor shall be entitled to a list of the 16 members or shareholders. 17 (b) For the purpose of this Section, the term "financial 18 records" means any original, any copy, or any summary of (1) a 19 document granting signature authority over a deposit or 20 account; (2) a statement, ledger card, or other record on any 21 deposit or account that shows each transaction in or with 22 respect to that account; (3) a check, draft, or money order 23 drawn on a savings bank or issued and payable by a savings 24 bank; or (4) any other item containing information pertaining SB1777 - 16 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 17 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 17 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 17 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 to any relationship established in the ordinary course of a 2 savings bank's business between a savings bank and its 3 customer, including financial statements or other financial 4 information provided by the member or shareholder. 5 (c) This Section does not prohibit: 6 (1) The preparation, examination, handling, or 7 maintenance of any financial records by any officer, 8 employee, or agent of a savings bank having custody of 9 records or examination of records by a certified public 10 accountant engaged by the savings bank to perform an 11 independent audit. 12 (2) The examination of any financial records by, or 13 the furnishing of financial records by a savings bank to, 14 any officer, employee, or agent of the Commissioner of 15 Banks and Real Estate or the federal depository 16 institution regulator for use solely in the exercise of 17 his duties as an officer, employee, or agent. 18 (3) The publication of data furnished from financial 19 records relating to members or holders of capital where 20 the data cannot be identified to any particular member, 21 shareholder, or account. 22 (4) The making of reports or returns required under 23 Chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 24 (5) Furnishing information concerning the dishonor of 25 any negotiable instrument permitted to be disclosed under 26 the Uniform Commercial Code. SB1777 - 17 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 18 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 18 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 18 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 (6) The exchange in the regular course of business of 2 (i) credit information between a savings bank and other 3 savings banks or financial institutions or commercial 4 enterprises, directly or through a consumer reporting 5 agency or (ii) financial records or information derived 6 from financial records between a savings bank and other 7 savings banks or financial institutions or commercial 8 enterprises for the purpose of conducting due diligence 9 pursuant to a purchase or sale involving the savings bank 10 or assets or liabilities of the savings bank. 11 (7) The furnishing of information to the appropriate 12 law enforcement authorities where the savings bank 13 reasonably believes it has been the victim of a crime. 14 (8) The furnishing of information pursuant to the 15 Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. 16 (9) The furnishing of information pursuant to the 17 Illinois Income Tax Act and the Illinois Estate and 18 Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. 19 (10) The furnishing of information pursuant to the 20 federal Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, 21 (Title 31, United States Code, Section 1051 et seq.). 22 (11) The furnishing of information pursuant to any 23 other statute which by its terms or by regulations 24 promulgated thereunder requires the disclosure of 25 financial records other than by subpoena, summons, 26 warrant, or court order. SB1777 - 18 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 19 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 19 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 19 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 (12) The furnishing of information in accordance with 2 the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 3 Reconciliation Act of 1996. Any savings bank governed by 4 this Act shall enter into an agreement for data exchanges 5 with a State agency provided the State agency pays to the 6 savings bank a reasonable fee not to exceed its actual 7 cost incurred. A savings bank providing information in 8 accordance with this item shall not be liable to any 9 account holder or other person for any disclosure of 10 information to a State agency, for encumbering or 11 surrendering any assets held by the savings bank in 12 response to a lien or order to withhold and deliver issued 13 by a State agency, or for any other action taken pursuant 14 to this item, including individual or mechanical errors, 15 provided the action does not constitute gross negligence 16 or willful misconduct. A savings bank shall have no 17 obligation to hold, encumber, or surrender assets until it 18 has been served with a subpoena, summons, warrant, court 19 or administrative order, lien, or levy. 20 (13) The furnishing of information to law enforcement 21 authorities, the Illinois Department on Aging and its 22 regional administrative and provider agencies, the 23 Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General, 24 or public guardians: (i) upon subpoena by the 25 investigatory entity or the guardian, or (ii) if there is 26 suspicion by the savings bank that a customer who is an SB1777 - 19 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 20 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 20 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 20 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 elderly person or person with a disability has been or may 2 become the victim of financial exploitation. For the 3 purposes of this item (13), the term: (i) "elderly person" 4 means a person who is 60 or more years of age, (ii) "person 5 with a disability" means a person who has or reasonably 6 appears to the savings bank to have a physical or mental 7 disability that impairs his or her ability to seek or 8 obtain protection from or prevent financial exploitation, 9 and (iii) "financial exploitation" means tortious or 10 illegal use of the assets or resources of an elderly 11 person or person with a disability, and includes, without 12 limitation, misappropriation of the assets or resources of 13 the elderly person or person with a disability by undue 14 influence, breach of fiduciary relationship, intimidation, 15 fraud, deception, extortion, or the use of assets or 16 resources in any manner contrary to law. A savings bank or 17 person furnishing information pursuant to this item (13) 18 shall be entitled to the same rights and protections as a 19 person furnishing information under the Adult Protective 20 Services Act and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 21 1986. 22 (14) The disclosure of financial records or 23 information as necessary to effect, administer, or enforce 24 a transaction requested or authorized by the member or 25 holder of capital, or in connection with: 26 (A) servicing or processing a financial product or SB1777 - 20 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 21 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 21 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 21 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 service requested or authorized by the member or 2 holder of capital; 3 (B) maintaining or servicing an account of a 4 member or holder of capital with the savings bank; or 5 (C) a proposed or actual securitization or 6 secondary market sale (including sales of servicing 7 rights) related to a transaction of a member or holder 8 of capital. 9 Nothing in this item (14), however, authorizes the 10 sale of the financial records or information of a member 11 or holder of capital without the consent of the member or 12 holder of capital. 13 (15) The exchange in the regular course of business of 14 information between a savings bank and any commonly owned 15 affiliate of the savings bank, subject to the provisions 16 of the Financial Institutions Insurance Sales Law. 17 (16) The disclosure of financial records or 18 information as necessary to protect against or prevent 19 actual or potential fraud, unauthorized transactions, 20 claims, or other liability. 21 (17)(a) The disclosure of financial records or 22 information related to a private label credit program 23 between a financial institution and a private label party 24 in connection with that private label credit program. Such 25 information is limited to outstanding balance, available 26 credit, payment and performance and account history, SB1777 - 21 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 22 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 22 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 22 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 product references, purchase information, and information 2 related to the identity of the customer. 3 (b)(1) For purposes of this paragraph (17) of 4 subsection (c) of Section 4013, a "private label credit 5 program" means a credit program involving a financial 6 institution and a private label party that is used by a 7 customer of the financial institution and the private 8 label party primarily for payment for goods or services 9 sold, manufactured, or distributed by a private label 10 party. 11 (2) For purposes of this paragraph (17) of subsection 12 (c) of Section 4013, a "private label party" means, with 13 respect to a private label credit program, any of the 14 following: a retailer, a merchant, a manufacturer, a trade 15 group, or any such person's affiliate, subsidiary, member, 16 agent, or service provider. 17 (18)(a) The furnishing of financial records of a 18 customer to the Department to aid the Department's initial 19 determination or subsequent re-determination of the 20 customer's eligibility for Medicaid and Medicaid long-term 21 care benefits for long-term care services, provided that 22 the savings bank receives the written consent and 23 authorization of the customer, which shall: 24 (1) have the customer's signature notarized; 25 (2) be signed by at least one witness who 26 certifies that he or she believes the customer to be of SB1777 - 22 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 23 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 23 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 23 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 sound mind and memory; 2 (3) be tendered to the savings bank at the 3 earliest practicable time following its execution, 4 certification, and notarization; 5 (4) specifically limit the disclosure of the 6 customer's financial records to the Department; and 7 (5) be in substantially the following form: 8 CUSTOMER CONSENT AND AUTHORIZATION 9 FOR RELEASE OF FINANCIAL RECORDS 10 I, ......................................., hereby authorize 11 (Name of Customer) 12 ............................................................. 13 (Name of Financial Institution) 14 ............................................................. 15 (Address of Financial Institution) 16 to disclose the following financial records: 17 any and all information concerning my deposit, savings, money 18 market, certificate of deposit, individual retirement, 19 retirement plan, 401(k) plan, incentive plan, employee benefit 20 plan, mutual fund and loan accounts (including, but not SB1777 - 23 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 24 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 24 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 24 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 limited to, any indebtedness or obligation for which I am a 2 co-borrower, co-obligor, guarantor, or surety), and any and 3 all other accounts in which I have an interest and any other 4 information regarding me in the possession of the Financial 5 Institution, 6 to the Illinois Department of Human Services or the Illinois 7 Department of Healthcare and Family Services, or both ("the 8 Department"), for the following purpose(s): 9 to aid in the initial determination or re-determination by the 10 State of Illinois of my eligibility for Medicaid long-term 11 care benefits, pursuant to applicable law. 12 I understand that this Consent and Authorization may be 13 revoked by me in writing at any time before my financial 14 records, as described above, are disclosed, and that this 15 Consent and Authorization is valid until the Financial 16 Institution receives my written revocation. This Consent and 17 Authorization shall constitute valid authorization for the 18 Department identified above to inspect all such financial 19 records set forth above, and to request and receive copies of 20 such financial records from the Financial Institution (subject 21 to such records search and reproduction reimbursement policies 22 as the Financial Institution may have in place). An executed 23 copy of this Consent and Authorization shall be sufficient and SB1777 - 24 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 25 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 25 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 25 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 as good as the original and permission is hereby granted to 2 honor a photostatic or electronic copy of this Consent and 3 Authorization. Disclosure is strictly limited to the 4 Department identified above and no other person or entity 5 shall receive my financial records pursuant to this Consent 6 and Authorization. By signing this form, I agree to indemnify 7 and hold the Financial Institution harmless from any and all 8 claims, demands, and losses, including reasonable attorneys 9 fees and expenses, arising from or incurred in its reliance on 10 this Consent and Authorization. As used herein, "Customer" 11 shall mean "Member" if the Financial Institution is a credit 12 union. 13 ....................... ...................... 14 (Date) (Signature of Customer) 15 ...................... 16 ...................... 17 (Address of Customer) 18 ...................... 19 (Customer's birth date) 20 (month/day/year) 21 The undersigned witness certifies that ................., 22 known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed as SB1777 - 25 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 26 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 26 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 26 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 the customer to the foregoing Consent and Authorization, 2 appeared before me and the notary public and acknowledged 3 signing and delivering the instrument as his or her free and 4 voluntary act for the uses and purposes therein set forth. I 5 believe him or her to be of sound mind and memory. The 6 undersigned witness also certifies that the witness is not an 7 owner, operator, or relative of an owner or operator of a 8 long-term care facility in which the customer is a patient or 9 resident. 10 Dated: ................. ...................... 11 (Signature of Witness) 12 ...................... 13 (Print Name of Witness) 14 ...................... 15 ...................... 16 (Address of Witness) 17 State of Illinois) 18 ) ss. 19 County of .......) 20 The undersigned, a notary public in and for the above county 21 and state, certifies that .........., known to me to be the SB1777 - 26 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 27 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 27 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 27 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 same person whose name is subscribed as the customer to the 2 foregoing Consent and Authorization, appeared before me 3 together with the witness, .........., in person and 4 acknowledged signing and delivering the instrument as the free 5 and voluntary act of the customer for the uses and purposes 6 therein set forth. 7 Dated:....................................................... 8 Notary Public:............................................... 9 My commission expires:....................................... 10 (b) In no event shall the savings bank distribute the 11 customer's financial records to the long-term care 12 facility from which the customer seeks initial or 13 continuing residency or long-term care services. 14 (c) A savings bank providing financial records of a 15 customer in good faith relying on a consent and 16 authorization executed and tendered in accordance with 17 this paragraph (18) shall not be liable to the customer or 18 any other person in relation to the savings bank's 19 disclosure of the customer's financial records to the 20 Department. The customer signing the consent and 21 authorization shall indemnify and hold the savings bank 22 harmless that relies in good faith upon the consent and 23 authorization and incurs a loss because of such reliance. 24 The savings bank recovering under this indemnification SB1777 - 27 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 28 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 28 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 28 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 provision shall also be entitled to reasonable attorney's 2 fees and the expenses of recovery. 3 (d) A savings bank shall be reimbursed by the customer 4 for all costs reasonably necessary and directly incurred 5 in searching for, reproducing, and disclosing a customer's 6 financial records required or requested to be produced 7 pursuant to any consent and authorization executed under 8 this paragraph (18). The requested financial records shall 9 be delivered to the Department within 10 days after 10 receiving a properly executed consent and authorization or 11 at the earliest practicable time thereafter if the 12 requested records cannot be delivered within 10 days, but 13 delivery may be delayed until the final reimbursement of 14 all costs is received by the savings bank. The savings 15 bank may honor a photostatic or electronic copy of a 16 properly executed consent and authorization. 17 (e) Nothing in this paragraph (18) shall impair, 18 abridge, or abrogate the right of a customer to: 19 (1) directly disclose his or her financial records 20 to the Department or any other person; or 21 (2) authorize his or her attorney or duly 22 appointed agent to request and obtain the customer's 23 financial records and disclose those financial records 24 to the Department. 25 (f) For purposes of this paragraph (18), "Department" 26 means the Department of Human Services and the Department SB1777 - 28 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 29 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 29 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 29 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 of Healthcare and Family Services or any successor 2 administrative agency of either agency. 3 (19) The furnishing of financial information to the 4 executor, executrix, administrator, or other lawful 5 representative of the estate of a customer. 6 (d) A savings bank may not disclose to any person, except 7 to the member or holder of capital or his duly authorized 8 agent, any financial records relating to that member or 9 shareholder of the savings bank unless: 10 (1) the member or shareholder has authorized 11 disclosure to the person; or 12 (2) the financial records are disclosed in response to 13 a lawful subpoena, summons, warrant, citation to discover 14 assets, or court order that meets the requirements of 15 subsection (e) of this Section. 16 (e) A savings bank shall disclose financial records under 17 subsection (d) of this Section pursuant to a lawful subpoena, 18 summons, warrant, citation to discover assets, or court order 19 only after the savings bank sends a copy of the subpoena, 20 summons, warrant, citation to discover assets, or court order 21 to the person establishing the relationship with the savings 22 bank, if living, and otherwise, the person's personal 23 representative, if known, at the person's last known address 24 by first class mail, postage prepaid, through a third-party 25 commercial carrier or courier with delivery charge fully 26 prepaid, by hand delivery, or by electronic delivery at an SB1777 - 29 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 30 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 30 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 30 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 email address on file with the savings bank (if the person 2 establishing the relationship with the savings bank has 3 consented to receive electronic delivery and, if the person 4 establishing the relationship with the savings bank is a 5 consumer, the person has consented under the consumer consent 6 provisions set forth in Section 7001 of Title 15 of the United 7 States Code), unless the savings bank is specifically 8 prohibited from notifying the person by order of court. 9 (f) Any officer or employee of a savings bank who 10 knowingly and willfully furnishes financial records in 11 violation of this Section is guilty of a business offense and, 12 upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000. 13 (g) Any person who knowingly and willfully induces or 14 attempts to induce any officer or employee of a savings bank to 15 disclose financial records in violation of this Section is 16 guilty of a business offense and, upon conviction, shall be 17 fined not more than $1,000. 18 (h) If any member or shareholder desires to communicate 19 with the other members or shareholders of the savings bank 20 with reference to any question pending or to be presented at an 21 annual or special meeting, the savings bank shall give that 22 person, upon request, a statement of the approximate number of 23 members or shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting and an 24 estimate of the cost of preparing and mailing the 25 communication. The requesting member shall submit the 26 communication to the Commissioner who, upon finding it to be SB1777 - 30 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 31 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 31 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 31 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 appropriate and truthful, shall direct that it be prepared and 2 mailed to the members upon the requesting member's or 3 shareholder's payment or adequate provision for payment of the 4 expenses of preparation and mailing. 5 (i) A savings bank shall be reimbursed for costs that are 6 necessary and that have been directly incurred in searching 7 for, reproducing, or transporting books, papers, records, or 8 other data of a customer required to be reproduced pursuant to 9 a lawful subpoena, warrant, citation to discover assets, or 10 court order. 11 (j) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, a 12 savings bank may sell or otherwise make use of lists of 13 customers' names and addresses. All other information 14 regarding a customer's account is subject to the disclosure 15 provisions of this Section. At the request of any customer, 16 that customer's name and address shall be deleted from any 17 list that is to be sold or used in any other manner beyond 18 identification of the customer's accounts. 19 (Source: P.A. 102-873, eff. 5-13-22.) 20 Section 15. The Illinois Credit Union Act is amended by 21 changing Section 10 as follows: 22 (205 ILCS 305/10) (from Ch. 17, par. 4411) 23 Sec. 10. Credit union records; member financial records. 24 (1) A credit union shall establish and maintain books, SB1777 - 31 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 32 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 32 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 32 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 records, accounting systems and procedures which accurately 2 reflect its operations and which enable the Department to 3 readily ascertain the true financial condition of the credit 4 union and whether it is complying with this Act. 5 (2) A photostatic or photographic reproduction of any 6 credit union records shall be admissible as evidence of 7 transactions with the credit union. 8 (3)(a) For the purpose of this Section, the term 9 "financial records" means any original, any copy, or any 10 summary of (1) a document granting signature authority over an 11 account, (2) a statement, ledger card or other record on any 12 account which shows each transaction in or with respect to 13 that account, (3) a check, draft or money order drawn on a 14 financial institution or other entity or issued and payable by 15 or through a financial institution or other entity, or (4) any 16 other item containing information pertaining to any 17 relationship established in the ordinary course of business 18 between a credit union and its member, including financial 19 statements or other financial information provided by the 20 member. 21 (b) This Section does not prohibit: 22 (1) The preparation, examination, handling or 23 maintenance of any financial records by any officer, 24 employee or agent of a credit union having custody of such 25 records, or the examination of such records by a certified 26 public accountant engaged by the credit union to perform SB1777 - 32 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 33 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 33 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 33 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 an independent audit. 2 (2) The examination of any financial records by or the 3 furnishing of financial records by a credit union to any 4 officer, employee or agent of the Department, the National 5 Credit Union Administration, Federal Reserve board or any 6 insurer of share accounts for use solely in the exercise 7 of his duties as an officer, employee or agent. 8 (3) The publication of data furnished from financial 9 records relating to members where the data cannot be 10 identified to any particular customer of account. 11 (4) The making of reports or returns required under 12 Chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. 13 (5) Furnishing information concerning the dishonor of 14 any negotiable instrument permitted to be disclosed under 15 the Uniform Commercial Code. 16 (6) The exchange in the regular course of business of 17 (i) credit information between a credit union and other 18 credit unions or financial institutions or commercial 19 enterprises, directly or through a consumer reporting 20 agency or (ii) financial records or information derived 21 from financial records between a credit union and other 22 credit unions or financial institutions or commercial 23 enterprises for the purpose of conducting due diligence 24 pursuant to a merger or a purchase or sale of assets or 25 liabilities of the credit union. 26 (7) The furnishing of information to the appropriate SB1777 - 33 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 34 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 34 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 34 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 law enforcement authorities where the credit union 2 reasonably believes it has been the victim of a crime. 3 (8) The furnishing of information pursuant to the 4 Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. 5 (9) The furnishing of information pursuant to the 6 Illinois Income Tax Act and the Illinois Estate and 7 Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. 8 (10) The furnishing of information pursuant to the 9 federal Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, 10 Title 31, United States Code, Section 1051 et sequentia. 11 (11) The furnishing of information pursuant to any 12 other statute which by its terms or by regulations 13 promulgated thereunder requires the disclosure of 14 financial records other than by subpoena, summons, warrant 15 or court order. 16 (12) The furnishing of information in accordance with 17 the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 18 Reconciliation Act of 1996. Any credit union governed by 19 this Act shall enter into an agreement for data exchanges 20 with a State agency provided the State agency pays to the 21 credit union a reasonable fee not to exceed its actual 22 cost incurred. A credit union providing information in 23 accordance with this item shall not be liable to any 24 account holder or other person for any disclosure of 25 information to a State agency, for encumbering or 26 surrendering any assets held by the credit union in SB1777 - 34 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 35 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 35 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 35 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 response to a lien or order to withhold and deliver issued 2 by a State agency, or for any other action taken pursuant 3 to this item, including individual or mechanical errors, 4 provided the action does not constitute gross negligence 5 or willful misconduct. A credit union shall have no 6 obligation to hold, encumber, or surrender assets until it 7 has been served with a subpoena, summons, warrant, court 8 or administrative order, lien, or levy. 9 (13) The furnishing of information to law enforcement 10 authorities, the Illinois Department on Aging and its 11 regional administrative and provider agencies, the 12 Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General, 13 or public guardians: (i) upon subpoena by the 14 investigatory entity or the guardian, or (ii) if there is 15 suspicion by the credit union that a member who is an 16 elderly person or person with a disability has been or may 17 become the victim of financial exploitation. For the 18 purposes of this item (13), the term: (i) "elderly person" 19 means a person who is 60 or more years of age, (ii) "person 20 with a disability" means a person who has or reasonably 21 appears to the credit union to have a physical or mental 22 disability that impairs his or her ability to seek or 23 obtain protection from or prevent financial exploitation, 24 and (iii) "financial exploitation" means tortious or 25 illegal use of the assets or resources of an elderly 26 person or person with a disability, and includes, without SB1777 - 35 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 36 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 36 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 36 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 limitation, misappropriation of the elderly or disabled 2 person's assets or resources by undue influence, breach of 3 fiduciary relationship, intimidation, fraud, deception, 4 extortion, or the use of assets or resources in any manner 5 contrary to law. A credit union or person furnishing 6 information pursuant to this item (13) shall be entitled 7 to the same rights and protections as a person furnishing 8 information under the Adult Protective Services Act and 9 the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. 10 (14) The disclosure of financial records or 11 information as necessary to effect, administer, or enforce 12 a transaction requested or authorized by the member, or in 13 connection with: 14 (A) servicing or processing a financial product or 15 service requested or authorized by the member; 16 (B) maintaining or servicing a member's account 17 with the credit union; or 18 (C) a proposed or actual securitization or 19 secondary market sale (including sales of servicing 20 rights) related to a transaction of a member. 21 Nothing in this item (14), however, authorizes the 22 sale of the financial records or information of a member 23 without the consent of the member. 24 (15) The disclosure of financial records or 25 information as necessary to protect against or prevent 26 actual or potential fraud, unauthorized transactions, SB1777 - 36 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 37 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 37 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 37 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 claims, or other liability. 2 (16)(a) The disclosure of financial records or 3 information related to a private label credit program 4 between a financial institution and a private label party 5 in connection with that private label credit program. Such 6 information is limited to outstanding balance, available 7 credit, payment and performance and account history, 8 product references, purchase information, and information 9 related to the identity of the customer. 10 (b)(1) For purposes of this item (16), "private label 11 credit program" means a credit program involving a 12 financial institution and a private label party that is 13 used by a customer of the financial institution and the 14 private label party primarily for payment for goods or 15 services sold, manufactured, or distributed by a private 16 label party. 17 (2) For purposes of this item (16), "private label 18 party" means, with respect to a private label credit 19 program, any of the following: a retailer, a merchant, a 20 manufacturer, a trade group, or any such person's 21 affiliate, subsidiary, member, agent, or service provider. 22 (17)(a) The furnishing of financial records of a 23 member to the Department to aid the Department's initial 24 determination or subsequent re-determination of the 25 member's eligibility for Medicaid and Medicaid long-term 26 care benefits for long-term care services, provided that SB1777 - 37 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 38 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 38 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 38 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 the credit union receives the written consent and 2 authorization of the member, which shall: 3 (1) have the member's signature notarized; 4 (2) be signed by at least one witness who 5 certifies that he or she believes the member to be of 6 sound mind and memory; 7 (3) be tendered to the credit union at the 8 earliest practicable time following its execution, 9 certification, and notarization; 10 (4) specifically limit the disclosure of the 11 member's financial records to the Department; and 12 (5) be in substantially the following form: 13 CUSTOMER CONSENT AND AUTHORIZATION 14 FOR RELEASE OF FINANCIAL RECORDS 15 I, ......................................., hereby authorize 16 (Name of Customer) 17 ............................................................. 18 (Name of Financial Institution) 19 ............................................................. 20 (Address of Financial Institution) 21 to disclose the following financial records: SB1777 - 38 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 39 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 39 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 39 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 any and all information concerning my deposit, savings, money 2 market, certificate of deposit, individual retirement, 3 retirement plan, 401(k) plan, incentive plan, employee benefit 4 plan, mutual fund and loan accounts (including, but not 5 limited to, any indebtedness or obligation for which I am a 6 co-borrower, co-obligor, guarantor, or surety), and any and 7 all other accounts in which I have an interest and any other 8 information regarding me in the possession of the Financial 9 Institution, 10 to the Illinois Department of Human Services or the Illinois 11 Department of Healthcare and Family Services, or both ("the 12 Department"), for the following purpose(s): 13 to aid in the initial determination or re-determination by the 14 State of Illinois of my eligibility for Medicaid long-term 15 care benefits, pursuant to applicable law. 16 I understand that this Consent and Authorization may be 17 revoked by me in writing at any time before my financial 18 records, as described above, are disclosed, and that this 19 Consent and Authorization is valid until the Financial 20 Institution receives my written revocation. This Consent and 21 Authorization shall constitute valid authorization for the 22 Department identified above to inspect all such financial SB1777 - 39 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 40 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 40 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 40 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 records set forth above, and to request and receive copies of 2 such financial records from the Financial Institution (subject 3 to such records search and reproduction reimbursement policies 4 as the Financial Institution may have in place). An executed 5 copy of this Consent and Authorization shall be sufficient and 6 as good as the original and permission is hereby granted to 7 honor a photostatic or electronic copy of this Consent and 8 Authorization. Disclosure is strictly limited to the 9 Department identified above and no other person or entity 10 shall receive my financial records pursuant to this Consent 11 and Authorization. By signing this form, I agree to indemnify 12 and hold the Financial Institution harmless from any and all 13 claims, demands, and losses, including reasonable attorneys 14 fees and expenses, arising from or incurred in its reliance on 15 this Consent and Authorization. As used herein, "Customer" 16 shall mean "Member" if the Financial Institution is a credit 17 union. 18 ....................... ...................... 19 (Date) (Signature of Customer) 20 ...................... 21 ...................... 22 (Address of Customer) 23 ...................... SB1777 - 40 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 41 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 41 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 41 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 (Customer's birth date) 2 (month/day/year) 3 The undersigned witness certifies that ................., 4 known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed as 5 the customer to the foregoing Consent and Authorization, 6 appeared before me and the notary public and acknowledged 7 signing and delivering the instrument as his or her free and 8 voluntary act for the uses and purposes therein set forth. I 9 believe him or her to be of sound mind and memory. The 10 undersigned witness also certifies that the witness is not an 11 owner, operator, or relative of an owner or operator of a 12 long-term care facility in which the customer is a patient or 13 resident. 14 Dated: ................. ...................... 15 (Signature of Witness) 16 ...................... 17 (Print Name of Witness) 18 ...................... 19 ...................... 20 (Address of Witness) 21 State of Illinois) SB1777 - 41 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 42 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 42 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 42 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 ) ss. 2 County of .......) 3 The undersigned, a notary public in and for the above county 4 and state, certifies that .........., known to me to be the 5 same person whose name is subscribed as the customer to the 6 foregoing Consent and Authorization, appeared before me 7 together with the witness, .........., in person and 8 acknowledged signing and delivering the instrument as the free 9 and voluntary act of the customer for the uses and purposes 10 therein set forth. 11 Dated:....................................................... 12 Notary Public:............................................... 13 My commission expires:....................................... 14 (b) In no event shall the credit union distribute the 15 member's financial records to the long-term care facility 16 from which the member seeks initial or continuing 17 residency or long-term care services. 18 (c) A credit union providing financial records of a 19 member in good faith relying on a consent and 20 authorization executed and tendered in accordance with 21 this item (17) shall not be liable to the member or any 22 other person in relation to the credit union's disclosure 23 of the member's financial records to the Department. The SB1777 - 42 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 43 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 43 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 43 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 member signing the consent and authorization shall 2 indemnify and hold the credit union harmless that relies 3 in good faith upon the consent and authorization and 4 incurs a loss because of such reliance. The credit union 5 recovering under this indemnification provision shall also 6 be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and the expenses 7 of recovery. 8 (d) A credit union shall be reimbursed by the member 9 for all costs reasonably necessary and directly incurred 10 in searching for, reproducing, and disclosing a member's 11 financial records required or requested to be produced 12 pursuant to any consent and authorization executed under 13 this item (17). The requested financial records shall be 14 delivered to the Department within 10 days after receiving 15 a properly executed consent and authorization or at the 16 earliest practicable time thereafter if the requested 17 records cannot be delivered within 10 days, but delivery 18 may be delayed until the final reimbursement of all costs 19 is received by the credit union. The credit union may 20 honor a photostatic or electronic copy of a properly 21 executed consent and authorization. 22 (e) Nothing in this item (17) shall impair, abridge, 23 or abrogate the right of a member to: 24 (1) directly disclose his or her financial records 25 to the Department or any other person; or 26 (2) authorize his or her attorney or duly SB1777 - 43 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 44 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 44 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 44 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 appointed agent to request and obtain the member's 2 financial records and disclose those financial records 3 to the Department. 4 (f) For purposes of this item (17), "Department" means 5 the Department of Human Services and the Department of 6 Healthcare and Family Services or any successor 7 administrative agency of either agency. 8 (18) The furnishing of the financial records of a 9 member to an appropriate law enforcement authority, 10 without prior notice to or consent of the member, upon 11 written request of the law enforcement authority, when 12 reasonable suspicion of an imminent threat to the personal 13 security and safety of the member exists that necessitates 14 an expedited release of the member's financial records, as 15 determined by the law enforcement authority. The law 16 enforcement authority shall include a brief explanation of 17 the imminent threat to the member in its written request 18 to the credit union. The written request shall reflect 19 that it has been authorized by a supervisory or managerial 20 official of the law enforcement authority. The decision to 21 furnish the financial records of a member to a law 22 enforcement authority shall be made by a supervisory or 23 managerial official of the credit union. A credit union 24 providing information in accordance with this item (18) 25 shall not be liable to the member or any other person for 26 the disclosure of the information to the law enforcement SB1777 - 44 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 45 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 45 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 45 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 authority. 2 (19) The furnishing of financial information to the 3 executor, executrix, administrator, or other lawful 4 representative of the estate of a member. 5 (c) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, a credit 6 union may not disclose to any person, except to the member or 7 his duly authorized agent, any financial records relating to 8 that member of the credit union unless: 9 (1) the member has authorized disclosure to the 10 person; 11 (2) the financial records are disclosed in response to 12 a lawful subpoena, summons, warrant, citation to discover 13 assets, or court order that meets the requirements of 14 subparagraph (3)(d) of this Section; or 15 (3) the credit union is attempting to collect an 16 obligation owed to the credit union and the credit union 17 complies with the provisions of Section 2I of the Consumer 18 Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. 19 (d) A credit union shall disclose financial records under 20 item (3)(c)(2) of this Section pursuant to a lawful subpoena, 21 summons, warrant, citation to discover assets, or court order 22 only after the credit union sends a copy of the subpoena, 23 summons, warrant, citation to discover assets, or court order 24 to the person establishing the relationship with the credit 25 union, if living, and otherwise the person's personal 26 representative, if known, at the person's last known address SB1777 - 45 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 46 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 46 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 46 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 by first class mail, postage prepaid, through a third-party 2 commercial carrier or courier with delivery charge fully 3 prepaid, by hand delivery, or by electronic delivery at an 4 email address on file with the credit union (if the person 5 establishing the relationship with the credit union has 6 consented to receive electronic delivery and, if the person 7 establishing the relationship with the credit union is a 8 consumer, the person has consented under the consumer consent 9 provisions set forth in Section 7001 of Title 15 of the United 10 States Code), unless the credit union is specifically 11 prohibited from notifying the person by order of court or by 12 applicable State or federal law. In the case of a grand jury 13 subpoena, a credit union shall not mail a copy of a subpoena to 14 any person pursuant to this subsection if the subpoena was 15 issued by a grand jury under the Statewide Grand Jury Act or 16 notifying the person would constitute a violation of the 17 federal Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978. 18 (e)(1) Any officer or employee of a credit union who 19 knowingly and willfully furnishes financial records in 20 violation of this Section is guilty of a business offense and 21 upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $1,000. 22 (2) Any person who knowingly and willfully induces or 23 attempts to induce any officer or employee of a credit union to 24 disclose financial records in violation of this Section is 25 guilty of a business offense and upon conviction thereof shall 26 be fined not more than $1,000. SB1777 - 46 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 47 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 47 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 47 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 (f) A credit union shall be reimbursed for costs which are 2 reasonably necessary and which have been directly incurred in 3 searching for, reproducing or transporting books, papers, 4 records or other data of a member required or requested to be 5 produced pursuant to a lawful subpoena, summons, warrant, 6 citation to discover assets, or court order. The Secretary and 7 the Director may determine, by rule, the rates and conditions 8 under which payment shall be made. Delivery of requested 9 documents may be delayed until final reimbursement of all 10 costs is received. 11 (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-873, eff. 5-13-22.) 12 Section 20. The Illinois Trust and Payable on Death 13 Accounts Act is amended by changing Section 4 as follows: 14 (205 ILCS 625/4) (from Ch. 17, par. 2134) 15 Sec. 4. Payable on Death Account Incidents. If one or more 16 persons opening or holding an account sign an agreement with 17 the institution providing that on the death of the last 18 surviving person designated as holder the account shall be 19 paid to or held by one or more designated beneficiaries, the 20 account, and any balance therein which exists from time to 21 time, shall be held as a payment on death account and unless 22 otherwise agreed in writing between the person or persons 23 opening or holding the account and the institution: 24 (a) Any holder during his or her lifetime may change any of SB1777 - 47 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 48 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 48 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 48 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 the designated beneficiaries to own the account at the death 2 of the last surviving holder without the knowledge or consent 3 of any other holder or the designated beneficiaries by a 4 written instrument accepted by the institution; 5 (b) Any holder may make additional deposits to and 6 withdraw any part or all of the account at any time without the 7 knowledge or consent of any other holder or the designated 8 beneficiaries to own the account at the death of the last 9 surviving holder, subject to the bylaws and regulations of the 10 institution, and all withdrawals shall constitute a revocation 11 of the agreement as to the amount withdrawn; and 12 (c) Upon the death of the last surviving holder of the 13 account, the beneficiary designated to be the owner of the 14 account (i) who is then living, if the beneficiary is a natural 15 person, or (ii) that maintains a lawful existence under the 16 state or federal authority pursuant to which it was organized, 17 if the beneficiary is not a natural person, shall be the sole 18 owner of the account. If , unless more than one beneficiary is 19 so designated and then living or in existence, then in which 20 case those beneficiaries shall hold the account in equal 21 shares as tenants in common with no right of survivorship as 22 between those beneficiaries; and . 23 (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in subsection 24 (c), any holder of the account may elect a per stirpes 25 distribution option to the descendants of a natural person 26 beneficiary if the beneficiary predeceases the last surviving SB1777 - 48 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 49 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 49 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 49 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 holder of the account. The institution may rely on the account 2 holder's written representation of the identity of the 3 descendants of each beneficiary living at the time of the 4 beneficiary designation. The institution may also rely on an 5 affidavit executed by a natural person beneficiary or 6 descendant of a natural person beneficiary of the last 7 surviving holder of the account upon or after the death of the 8 account holder that identifies the descendants of any 9 predeceased natural person beneficiary. The total percentage 10 of the account to be distributed to all beneficiaries upon the 11 death of the last surviving holder of the account must equal 12 100%. If no beneficiary designated as the owner of the account 13 on the death of the last surviving holder is then living or in 14 existence, or if a per stirpes distribution has been selected 15 and no descendant of a natural person beneficiary is then 16 living, then the proceeds shall vest in the estate of the last 17 surviving holder of the account. 18 (Source: P.A. 96-1151, eff. 7-21-10.) 19 Section 25. The Financial Institutions Electronic 20 Documents and Digital Signature Act is amended by changing 21 Section 10 as follows: 22 (205 ILCS 705/10) 23 Sec. 10. Electronic documents; digital signatures; 24 electronic notices. SB1777 - 49 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 50 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 50 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 50 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 (a) Electronic documents. If in the regular course of 2 business, a financial institution possesses, records, or 3 generates any document, representation, image, substitute 4 check, reproduction, or combination thereof, of any agreement, 5 transaction, act, occurrence, or event by any electronic or 6 computer-generated process that accurately reproduces, 7 comprises, or records the agreement, transaction, act, 8 occurrence, or event, the recording, comprising, or 9 reproduction shall have the same force and effect under the 10 laws of this State as one comprised, recorded, or created on 11 paper or other tangible form by writing, typing, printing, or 12 similar means. 13 (b) Digital signatures. In any communication, 14 acknowledgement, agreement, or contract between a financial 15 institution and its customer, in which a signature is required 16 or used, any party to the communication, acknowledgement, 17 agreement, or contract may affix a signature by use of a 18 digital signature, and the digital signature, when lawfully 19 used by the person whose signature it purports to be, shall 20 have the same force and effect as the use of a manual signature 21 if it is unique to the person using it, is capable of 22 verification, is under the sole control of the person using 23 it, and is linked to data in such a manner that if the data are 24 changed, the digital signature is invalidated. Nothing in this 25 Section shall require any financial institution or customer to 26 use or permit the use of a digital signature. SB1777 - 50 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 51 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 51 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 51 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 (c) Electronic notices. 2 (1) Consent to electronic records. If a statute, 3 regulation, or other rule of law requires that information 4 relating to a transaction or transactions in or affecting 5 intrastate commerce in this State be provided or made 6 available by a financial institution to a consumer in 7 writing, the use of an electronic record to provide or 8 make available that information satisfies the requirement 9 that the information be in writing if: 10 (A) the consumer has affirmatively consented to 11 the use of an electronic record to provide or make 12 available that information and has not withdrawn 13 consent; 14 (B) the consumer, prior to consenting, is provided 15 with a clear and conspicuous statement: 16 (i) informing the consumer of: 17 (I) any right or option of the consumer to 18 have the record provided or made available on 19 paper or in nonelectronic form, and 20 (II) the right of the consumer to withdraw 21 the consent to have the record provided or 22 made available in an electronic form and of 23 any conditions, consequences (which may 24 include termination of the parties' 25 relationship), or fees in the event of a 26 withdrawal of consent; SB1777 - 51 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 52 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 52 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 52 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 (ii) informing the consumer of whether the 2 consent applies: 3 (I) only to the particular transaction 4 that gave rise to the obligation to provide 5 the record, or 6 (II) to identified categories of records 7 that may be provided or made available during 8 the course of the parties' relationship; 9 (iii) describing the procedures the consumer 10 must use to withdraw consent, as provided in 11 clause (i), and to update information needed to 12 contact the consumer electronically; and 13 (iv) informing the consumer: 14 (I) how, after the consent, the consumer 15 may, upon request, obtain a paper copy of an 16 electronic record, and 17 (II) whether any fee will be charged for a 18 paper copy; 19 (C) the consumer: 20 (i) prior to consenting, is provided with a 21 statement of the hardware and software 22 requirements for access to and retention of the 23 electronic records; and 24 (ii) consents electronically, or confirms his 25 or her consent electronically, in a manner that 26 reasonably demonstrates that the consumer can SB1777 - 52 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 53 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 53 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 53 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 access information in the electronic form that 2 will be used to provide the information that is 3 the subject of the consent; and 4 (D) after the consent of a consumer in accordance 5 with subparagraph (A), if a change in the hardware or 6 software requirements needed to access or retain 7 electronic records creates a material risk that the 8 consumer will not be able to access or retain a 9 subsequent electronic record that was the subject of 10 the consent, the person providing the electronic 11 record: 12 (i) provides the consumer with a statement of: 13 (I) the revised hardware and software 14 requirements for access to and retention of 15 the electronic records, and 16 (II) the right to withdraw consent without 17 the imposition of any fees for the withdrawal 18 and without the imposition of any condition or 19 consequence that was not disclosed under 20 subparagraph (B)(i); and 21 (ii) again complies with subparagraph (C). 22 (2) Other rights. 23 (A) Preservation of consumer protections. Nothing 24 in this subsection (c) affects the content or timing 25 of any disclosure or other record required to be 26 provided or made available to any consumer under any SB1777 - 53 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 54 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 54 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 54 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 statute, regulation, or other rule of law. 2 (B) Verification or acknowledgment. If a law that 3 was enacted prior to this amendatory Act of the 95th 4 General Assembly expressly requires a record to be 5 provided or made available by a specified method that 6 requires verification or acknowledgment of receipt, 7 the record may be provided or made available 8 electronically only if the method used provides the 9 required verification or acknowledgment of receipt. 10 (2.5) Consent to electronic transactions given by the 11 customer pursuant to the federal Electronic Signatures in 12 Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. 7001, shall 13 satisfy the consent requirements of this Act. 14 (3) Effect of failure to obtain electronic consent or 15 confirmation of consent. The legal effectiveness, 16 validity, or enforceability of any contract executed by a 17 consumer shall not be denied solely because of the failure 18 to obtain electronic consent or confirmation of consent by 19 that consumer in accordance with paragraph (1)(C)(ii). 20 (4) Prospective effect. Withdrawal of consent by a 21 consumer shall not affect the legal effectiveness, 22 validity, or enforceability of electronic records provided 23 or made available to that consumer in accordance with 24 paragraph (1) prior to implementation of the consumer's 25 withdrawal of consent. A consumer's withdrawal of consent 26 shall be effective within a reasonable period of time SB1777 - 54 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 55 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 55 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 55 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 after receipt of the withdrawal by the provider of the 2 record. Failure to comply with paragraph (1)(D) may, at 3 the election of the consumer, be treated as a withdrawal 4 of consent for purposes of this paragraph. 5 (5) Prior consent. This subsection does not apply to 6 any records that are provided or made available to a 7 consumer who has consented prior to the effective date of 8 this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly to 9 receive the records in electronic form as permitted by any 10 statute, regulation, or other rule of law. 11 (6) Oral communications. An oral communication or a 12 recording of an oral communication shall not qualify as an 13 electronic record for purposes of this subsection (c), 14 except as otherwise provided under applicable law. 15 (Source: P.A. 94-458, eff. 8-4-05; 95-77, eff. 8-13-07.) 16 Section 30. The Probate Act of 1975 is amended by changing 17 Sections 6-13, 6-15, and 9-3 as follows: 18 (755 ILCS 5/6-13) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 6-13) 19 Sec. 6-13. Who may act as executor. 20 (a) A person who has attained the age of 18 years, is a 21 resident of the United States, is not of unsound mind, is not 22 an adjudged person with a disability as defined in this Act, is 23 not currently incarcerated in State or federal prison, and, 24 except as provided in subsection (c), has not been convicted SB1777 - 55 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 56 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 56 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 56 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 of a felony is qualified to act as executor. 2 (b) If a person named as executor in a will is not 3 qualified to act at the time of admission of the will to 4 probate but thereafter becomes qualified and files a petition 5 for the issuance of letters, takes oath and gives bond as 6 executor, the court may issue letters testamentary to him as 7 co-executor with the executor who has qualified or if no 8 executor has qualified the court may issue letters 9 testamentary to him and revoke the letters of administration 10 with the will annexed. The letters testamentary shall provide 11 the names of each executor if co-executors are granted by the 12 court. 13 (c) A person who has been convicted of a felony is 14 qualified to act as an executor if: (i) the testator names that 15 person as an executor and expressly acknowledges in the will 16 that the testator is aware that the person has been convicted 17 of a felony prior to the execution of the will or codicil; (ii) 18 the person is not prohibited by law, including Sections 2-6, 19 2-6.2, and 2-6.6, from receiving a share of the testator's 20 estate; (iii) the person was not previously convicted of 21 financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a 22 disability, financial identity theft, or a similar crime in 23 another state or in federal court; and (iv) the person is 24 otherwise qualified to act as an executor under subsection 25 (a). 26 (d) The court may in its discretion require a nonresident SB1777 - 56 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 57 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 57 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 57 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 executor to furnish a bond in such amount and with such surety 2 as the court determines notwithstanding any contrary provision 3 of the will. 4 (Source: P.A. 103-280, eff. 1-1-24.) 5 (755 ILCS 5/6-15) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 6-15) 6 Sec. 6-15. Executor to administer all estate of decedent.) 7 (a) The executor or the administrator with the will 8 annexed shall administer all the testate and intestate estate 9 of the decedent. 10 (b) Any person doing business or performing transactions 11 on behalf of or at the direction of an executor or 12 administrator with the will annexed is entitled to the 13 presumption that the executor or administrator with the will 14 annexed is lawfully authorized to conduct the business or 15 perform the transaction as long as the person verifies that 16 the letters testamentary or administration with the will 17 annexed were issued by the court solely to the executor or 18 administrator. If the letters testamentary or administration 19 with the will annexed provide for co-executors or 20 co-administrators, the person is entitled to the presumption 21 only when the business or transaction is performed on behalf 22 or at the direction of all listed executors or administrators 23 in the letters. 24 (c) Any person, corporation, or financial institution that 25 conducts business or performs transactions on behalf of or at SB1777 - 57 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 58 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 58 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 58 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 the direction of an executor or administrator with the will 2 annexed shall be fully protected and released from liability 3 if the person bases the presumption on the verification of the 4 letters testamentary or administration with the will annexed 5 as provided in subsection (b). 6 (Source: P.A. 79-328.) 7 (755 ILCS 5/9-3) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 9-3) 8 Sec. 9-3. Persons entitled to preference in obtaining 9 letters. The following persons are entitled to preference in 10 the following order in obtaining the issuance of letters of 11 administration and of administration with the will annexed: 12 (a) The surviving spouse or any person nominated by the 13 surviving spouse. 14 (b) The legatees or any person nominated by them, with 15 preference to legatees who are children. 16 (c) The children or any person nominated by them. 17 (d) The grandchildren or any person nominated by them. 18 (e) The parents or any person nominated by them. 19 (f) The brothers and sisters or any person nominated by 20 them. 21 (g) The nearest kindred or any person nominated by them. 22 (h) The representative of the estate of a deceased ward. 23 (i) The Public Administrator. 24 (j) A creditor of the estate. 25 Only a person qualified to act as administrator under this SB1777 - 58 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777- 59 -LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 59 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b SB1777 - 59 - LRB104 09558 JRC 19621 b 1 Act may nominate, except that the guardian of the estate, if 2 any, otherwise the guardian of the person, of a person who is 3 not qualified to act as administrator solely because of 4 minority or legal disability may nominate on behalf of the 5 minor or person with a disability in accordance with the order 6 of preference set forth in this Section. A person who has been 7 removed as representative under this Act loses the right to 8 name a successor. 9 When several persons are claiming and are equally entitled 10 to administer or to nominate an administrator, the court may 11 grant letters to one or more of them or to the nominee of one 12 or more of them. The letters shall provide the names of each 13 administrator if co-administrators are granted by the court. 14 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) 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