Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that parties, their attorneys, or their other agents appointed to receive service of process must receive notice of a contested hearing and final decision or order. Deletes a requirement that a party and attorney of record must request a copy of the final decision and order. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that service to a party of a decision in a final administrative review must be served as provided in the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act instead of by the United States Postal Service. Provides that the decision must also be sent to the party's attorney or agent. Effective immediately.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1: Provides that in an action to review a final administrative decision, the decision must be sent to the party's attorney as provided in the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act instead of to the party's attorney or agent.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2: Provides that the mailing requirement of a final decision or order adverse to a party (other than the agency) does not apply to a party's attorney or a party's other agent, or a self-represented litigant who has elected to use an agency's electronic filing system or has accepted service by email, when the decision or order is made available for electronic retrieval through an electronic filing system or has been served by email as otherwise provided by law.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 5 ILCS 100/10, 735 ILCS 5/3
Engrossed: 5 ILCS 100/10, 735 ILCS 5/3
Enrolled: 5 ILCS 100/10, 735 ILCS 5/3