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+type: "Bill"
+title: "ELEC CD-CIVIC POLLWATCHERS"
+description: "Amends the Election Code. Permits State non-partisan civic organizations that meet certain criteria to appoint precinct pollwatchers. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "95th"
+identifier: "SB 299"
+citation: "Illinois SB 299 (95th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 52
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2007-02-07"
+last_action: "2007-08-17"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5e28ac2-f45c-49c9-a011-3bb3b77b47bc"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=299&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27896&SessionID=51&GA=95"
+source_hash: "7ff5a37d0a8917e76c515ac8621830050895afc96cf70ed51462cbe61bcb5df2"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 299 (95th) — ELEC CD-CIVIC POLLWATCHERS
+
+Amends the Election Code. Permits State non-partisan civic organizations that meet certain criteria to appoint precinct pollwatchers. Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0299&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27896&DocNum=299&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0299eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27896&DocNum=299&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0299enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27896&DocNum=299&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **78–37** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Barbara Flynn Currie — cosponsor (person)
+- Constance A. Howard — cosponsor (person)
+- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
+- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — primary (person)
+- Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
+- Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)
+- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
+- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
+- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
+- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
+- LaShawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
+- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)
+- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
+- Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2007-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `filing`
+- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
+- **2007-03-01** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
+- **2007-03-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
+- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
+- **2007-03-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
+- **2007-03-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
+- **2007-03-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
+- **2007-03-08** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2007-03-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-03-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
+- **2007-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-03-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2007-03-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
+- **2007-03-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
+- **2007-03-20** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elaine Nekritz
+- **2007-03-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
+- **2007-03-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
+- **2007-04-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
+- **2007-04-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
+- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2007-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-003 `committee-passage`
+- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
+- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
+- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
+- **2007-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2007-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
+- **2007-05-22** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Bob Biggins
+- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
+- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
+- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
+- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
+- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
+- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
+- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
+- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
+- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
+- **2007-05-22** Removed from Short Debate Status
+- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Extended Debate
+- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Extended Debate - Passed 078-037-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
+- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2007-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2007-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2007
+- **2007-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0267 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5e28ac2-f45c-49c9-a011-3bb3b77b47bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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