Illinois House Bill 5224 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Election Code. Provides that the operation and effect of the provisions of the Election Code authorizing automatic voter registration are suspended from the effective date of the amendatory Act through December 31, 2021. Provides that the State Board of Elections, in consultation with the Secretary of State, other designated government agencies, and a statewide association representing county clerks and recorders, shall review voter registration information acquired by the Board under the automatic voter registration provisions of the Code from July 2, 2018 through the effective date of the amendatory Act in order to determine whether any persons were improperly registered to vote and to remove any improperly registered voters from the rolls. Provides that the Board, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall conduct a comprehensive examination of the automatic voter registration process to determine the cause or causes that allowed individuals to improperly register to vote and shall determine and implement the corrective measures needed to prevent improper registration so that automatic voter registration can resume on January 1, 2022. Provides that the Board shall report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the cause or causes of improper automatic voter registration and the corrective measures taken, together with its recommendations to prevent the recurrence of improper automatic voter registration on or before December 31, 2021. Provides the Board with rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.

SUSPEND-AUTOMATIC VOTER REG

Rep. Timothy Butler [R]	Rep. Avery Bourne [R]	Rep. Keith Wheeler [R]	Rep. Grant Wehrli [R]
Rep. Ryan Spain [R]	Rep. Joe Sosnowski [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-23	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2020-03-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
2020-03-13	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
2020-03-13	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
2020-03-13	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
2020-03-12	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2020-02-20	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
2020-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-02-18	House	First Reading
2020-02-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tim Butler

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	1A-16.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	1A-16.2	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	1A-16.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	1A-16.6	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	1A-16.7	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	1A-16.8	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	1A-16.9	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	1A-45	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	1A-60	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5224&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB5224.htm