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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Nov. 9, 2023 | IL | HB 351 | Prohibits Officials Convicted of a Felony, Bribery, or Perjury While in Office from Holding Any Local or State Office in the Future | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 18) |
May 25, 2023 | IL | SB 2123 | Amends Various State Election Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 18) |
May 25, 2023 | IL | SB 2123 | Amends Various State Election Laws | Bill Passed - House (36 - 18) |
Jan. 5, 2022 | IL | HB 3138 | Amends Judicial Circuits and Subcircuits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 34) |
Jan. 5, 2022 | IL | HB 3138 | Amends Judicial Circuits and Subcircuits | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 16) |
Oct. 28, 2021 | IL | HB 1291 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 43) |
Oct. 28, 2021 | IL | HB 1291 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 18) |
March 18, 2021 | IL | HB 1871 | Extends Ballot Drop Boxes and Curbside Voting | Bill Passed - House (70 - 41) |
May 22, 2020 | IL | SB 1863 | Expands Absentee Voting for the Upcoming General Election | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 19) |
May 21, 2020 | IL | SB 1863 | Expands Absentee Voting for the Upcoming General Election | Bill Passed - House (72 - 43) |
Oct. 29, 2019 | IL | SB 1970 | Authorizes Student Absences for Voting | Bill Passed - House (74 - 40) |
June 1, 2019 | IL | HB 2625 | Requires Subcircuit Judicial Boundary Lines be Redrawn | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 46) |
May 28, 2019 | IL | SB 2090 | Expands Access to Voting in Jails | Bill Passed - House (69 - 45) |
May 23, 2019 | IL | HB 2625 | Requires Subcircuit Judicial Boundary Lines be Redrawn | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 19) |
April 11, 2019 | IL | SB 145 | Requires Presidential Candidates to Release Tax Returns | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 19) |
April 10, 2019 | IL | SB 1970 | Authorizes Student Absences for Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 10) |
April 10, 2019 | IL | SB 2090 | Expands Access to Voting in Jails | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 17) |
May 5, 2017 | IL | SB 1933 | Authorizes Automatic Voter Registration | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0) |
May 19, 2016 | IL | SB 250 | Establishes Automatic Voter Registration | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 16) |
April 21, 2016 | IL | SJRCA 30 | Amends Redistricting Process | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 19) |
May 30, 2014 | IL | HB 105 | Authorizes Election Day Voter Registration | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 41) |
May 30, 2014 | IL | HB 105 | Authorizes Election Day Voter Registration | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 17) |
May 15, 2013 | IL | HB 226 | Authorizes 17 Year Olds to Vote in Primary Elections | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 9) |
April 17, 2013 | IL | HB 226 | Authorizes 17 Year Olds to Vote in Primary Elections | Bill Passed - House (95 - 22) |
May 31, 2011 | IL | SB 1178 | Congressional Redistricting | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 25) |
May 27, 2011 | IL | SB 1177 | General Assembly Redistricting | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 22) |
Jan. 4, 2011 | IL | SB 3976 | Rules to Govern the Redistricting Process | Bill Passed - House (67 - 46) |
April 29, 2010 | IL | SJR 121 | Redistricting Process Modifications | Bill Failed - House (69 - 47) |
April 14, 2010 | IL | SJR 121 | Redistricting Process Modifications | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (36 - 22) |
Oct. 15, 2009 | IL | HJRCA 31 | Authorizing Governor Recall Elections | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (56 - 1) |
May 31, 2009 | IL | HB 7 | Campaign Contribution Limits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 46) |
May 30, 2009 | IL | HJRCA 31 | Authorizing Governor Recall Elections | Joint Resolution Passed - House (109 - 6) |
May 28, 2009 | IL | HB 7 | Campaign Contribution Limits | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 22) |
May 1, 2008 | IL | SJRCA 70 | Constitutional Amendment to recall certain elected officials | Bill Failed - Senate (33 - 19) |
April 30, 2008 | IL | HB 5278 | Limiting County Clerk and Election Board Members' Endorsements | Bill Passed - House (63 - 48) |
April 8, 2008 | IL | HJRCA 28 | Recall Elections | Joint Resolution Passed - House (75 - 33) |
Jan. 9, 2008 | IL | HB 1685 | National Popular Vote Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 50) |
May 15, 2007 | IL | HB 426 | Earlier Presidential Primary Date | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 10) |
May 2, 2007 | IL | HB 858 | Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote | Bill Passed - House (65 - 50) |
May 4, 2006 | IL | HB 1918 | Support Horseracing Through Riverboat Casinos in Chicago | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 16) |
May 1, 2006 | IL | SB 1445 | Election Code Revisions | Bill Passed - House (61 - 40) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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11/09 | HB 351 | Prohibits Officials Convicted of a Felony, Bribery, or Perjury While in Office from Holding Any Local or State Office in the Future | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (88 - 18) |
5/25 | SB 2123 | Amends Various State Election Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 18) |
5/25 | SB 2123 | Amends Various State Election Laws | Bill Passed - House (36 - 18) |
1/05 | HB 3138 | Amends Judicial Circuits and Subcircuits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 34) |
1/05 | HB 3138 | Amends Judicial Circuits and Subcircuits | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 16) |
10/28 | HB 1291 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 43) |
10/28 | HB 1291 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 18) |
3/18 | HB 1871 | Extends Ballot Drop Boxes and Curbside Voting | Bill Passed - House (70 - 41) |
5/22 | SB 1863 | Expands Absentee Voting for the Upcoming General Election | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 19) |
5/21 | SB 1863 | Expands Absentee Voting for the Upcoming General Election | Bill Passed - House (72 - 43) |
10/29 | SB 1970 | Authorizes Student Absences for Voting | Bill Passed - House (74 - 40) |
6/01 | HB 2625 | Requires Subcircuit Judicial Boundary Lines be Redrawn | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 46) |
5/28 | SB 2090 | Expands Access to Voting in Jails | Bill Passed - House (69 - 45) |
5/23 | HB 2625 | Requires Subcircuit Judicial Boundary Lines be Redrawn | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 19) |
4/11 | SB 145 | Requires Presidential Candidates to Release Tax Returns | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 19) |
4/10 | SB 1970 | Authorizes Student Absences for Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 10) |
4/10 | SB 2090 | Expands Access to Voting in Jails | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 17) |
5/05 | SB 1933 | Authorizes Automatic Voter Registration | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0) |
5/19 | SB 250 | Establishes Automatic Voter Registration | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 16) |
4/21 | SJRCA 30 | Amends Redistricting Process | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 19) |
5/30 | HB 105 | Authorizes Election Day Voter Registration | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 41) |
5/30 | HB 105 | Authorizes Election Day Voter Registration | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 17) |
5/15 | HB 226 | Authorizes 17 Year Olds to Vote in Primary Elections | Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 9) |
4/17 | HB 226 | Authorizes 17 Year Olds to Vote in Primary Elections | Bill Passed - House (95 - 22) |
5/31 | SB 1178 | Congressional Redistricting | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 25) |
5/27 | SB 1177 | General Assembly Redistricting | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 22) |
1/04 | SB 3976 | Rules to Govern the Redistricting Process | Bill Passed - House (67 - 46) |
4/29 | SJR 121 | Redistricting Process Modifications | Bill Failed - House (69 - 47) |
4/14 | SJR 121 | Redistricting Process Modifications | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (36 - 22) |
10/15 | HJRCA 31 | Authorizing Governor Recall Elections | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (56 - 1) |
5/31 | HB 7 | Campaign Contribution Limits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 46) |
5/30 | HJRCA 31 | Authorizing Governor Recall Elections | Joint Resolution Passed - House (109 - 6) |
5/28 | HB 7 | Campaign Contribution Limits | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 22) |
5/01 | SJRCA 70 | Constitutional Amendment to recall certain elected officials | Bill Failed - Senate (33 - 19) |
4/30 | HB 5278 | Limiting County Clerk and Election Board Members' Endorsements | Bill Passed - House (63 - 48) |
4/08 | HJRCA 28 | Recall Elections | Joint Resolution Passed - House (75 - 33) |
1/09 | HB 1685 | National Popular Vote Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (64 - 50) |
5/15 | HB 426 | Earlier Presidential Primary Date | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 10) |
5/02 | HB 858 | Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote | Bill Passed - House (65 - 50) |
5/04 | HB 1918 | Support Horseracing Through Riverboat Casinos in Chicago | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 16) |
5/01 | SB 1445 | Election Code Revisions | Bill Passed - House (61 - 40) |