Illinois House Bill 989

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-28 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person convicted of a felony or otherwise under sentence in a correctional institution or jail shall have his or her right to vote restored and shall be eligible to vote not later than 14 days following his or her conviction. In provisions concerning temporary branch polling places at county jails, provides that a voter entitled to vote in another county, other than the county in which the jail is located, shall be allowed to vote only by mail. Provides that a correctional institution shall make available to a person in its custody current election resource material from the State Board of Elections and current election resource material that is requested by a person in custody and received at the correctional institution from a local election authority in response to the request. Creates the Post-Conviction Task Force to strengthen and improve provisions that restore the right to vote to a person convicted of a felony or otherwise under sentence in a correctional institution or jail. Makes other changes. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make conforming changes. Effective June 1, 2023.

ELEC CD-POST-CONVICTION VOTING

Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]	Sen. Mark Walker [D]	Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]	Rep. Kambium Buckner [D]
Rep. Joyce Mason [D]	Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]	Rep. Lindsey LaPointe [D]	Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]
Rep. Daniel Didech [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-28	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
2023-02-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
2023-02-21	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-02-21	House	State Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-02-21	House	Pension Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-02-21	House	Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-02-21	House	Judicial Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-02-21	House	Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-02-21	House	Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-02-21	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-02-21	House	Correctional Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-02-21	House	Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-01-30	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2023-01-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
2023-01-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2023-01-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2023-01-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
2023-01-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2023-01-12	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-01-12	House	First Reading
2022-12-06	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	1-22	New Code	See Bill Text
10	5	1-23	New Code	See Bill Text
10	5	19-2.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	19A-20	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	3-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	100	5-45.35	New Code	See Bill Text
730	5	3-14-1	Amended Code	Citation Text
730	5	5-5-5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=989&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0989.htm