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+type: "Bill"
+title: "ELECTIONS-ABSENTEE VOTING"
+description: "Amends the Election Code. Permits a person to request and vote an absentee ballot without specifying a reason for the absence from the polling place on election day. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "96th"
+identifier: "SB 2022"
+citation: "Illinois SB 2022 (96th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 33
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2009-02-20"
+last_action: "2009-08-17"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39ed441a-8594-48ce-b8ae-daf75e08c17e"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2022&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44934&SessionID=76&GA=96"
+source_hash: "5ea5d702e31052576c1605769542e4f7fc47b161f6477ee03d626fca5c6c705a"
+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 2022 (96th) — ELECTIONS-ABSENTEE VOTING
+
+Amends the Election Code. Permits a person to request and vote an absentee ballot without specifying a reason for the absence from the polling place on election day. 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=09600SB2022&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44934&DocNum=2022&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2022eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44934&DocNum=2022&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2022enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44934&DocNum=2022&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **69–48** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Michael W. Frerichs — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `filing`
+- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Elections `referral-committee`
+- **2009-03-11** Do Pass Elections; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
+- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
+- **2009-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `amendment-introduction`
+- **2009-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2009-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Elections
+- **2009-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Elections; 005-000-000
+- **2009-04-01** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2009-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Frerichs `amendment-passage`
+- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
+- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2009-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
+- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2009-04-20** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2009-05-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2009-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2009-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
+- **2009-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2009-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2009-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-048-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2009-05-20** Passed Both Houses
+- **2009-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2009-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2009-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2009
+- **2009-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0553 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39ed441a-8594-48ce-b8ae-daf75e08c17e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
+