---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTION-VOTE BY MAIL SYSTEM"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section of the campaign finance Article concerning definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 829"
citation: "Illinois SB 829 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Julie A. Morrison", "Katie Stuart"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 53
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2022-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/766dee40-c0cb-4b00-b3fe-1475b6cbbba3"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=829&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=133456&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "ad2e57908d097c4ebbd724837ff87feb5ad34efb9977450b954d48263a2978dd"
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 829 (102nd) — ELECTION-VOTE BY MAIL SYSTEM

Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section of the campaign finance Article concerning definitions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0829.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0829eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0829sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0829enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **103–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)
- Katie Stuart — primary (person)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2021-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021
- **2021-03-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2021
- **2021-04-23** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 24, 2022
- **2022-02-23** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2022-02-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2022-02-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 016-000-000
- **2022-02-24** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Morrison `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2022-02-24** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2022-02-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2022-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-07** Assigned to Ethics & Elections Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-25** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-04** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 8, 2022
- **2022-04-04** Assigned to Ethics & Elections Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-04** Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2022-04-04** Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 065-042-000
- **2022-04-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Ethics & Elections Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-04-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-04-06** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-04-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-006-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-04-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2022-04-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2022-04-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2022-04-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2022-04-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- **2022-04-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2022-04-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- **2022-04-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2022-04-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2022-04-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2022-04-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2022-04-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-13** Effective Date May 13, 2022
- **2022-05-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0819 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/766dee40-c0cb-4b00-b3fe-1475b6cbbba3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).