IL SR0532 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 25 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-25 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 25 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-25 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Recognizes that public high schools in the State are uniquely positioned to reach all young people, that public schools have a civic purpose to prepare youth, regardless of college or career aspirations, to participate in our democracy, and that public schools fulfill that civic purpose when the school provides education on the registration process and the infrastructure to register qualified students to vote. Urges election authorities in the State of Illinois to conduct outreach and trainings for high school principals to encourage principals to become deputy registrars. Urges election authorities in the State of Illinois to conduct outreach and trainings for qualified students to serve as deputy registrars so that students appointed as deputy registrars may register qualified peers to vote on their school campuses. Encourages every public high school in the State of Illinois to conduct voter registration drives on its campus for all qualified students.
Title
HIGH SCHOOLS-YOUTH VOTING
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-25 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 2024-05-25 | Senate | Resolution Adopted |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions February 22, 2024 |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Be Adopted as Amended Executive; 011-000-000 |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Executive |
| 2024-02-20 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Postponed - Executive |
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 2024-01-24 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| 2023-10-24 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2023-10-24 | Senate | Filed with Secretary |
