---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTIONS-TECH"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 351"
citation: "Illinois HB 351 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Curtis J. Tarver, II", "Don Harmon"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 71
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-05"
last_action: "2023-11-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91c92469-1f08-4995-addb-d4378638f94f"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=351&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=142183&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "046feb12ae0bccf46da6d4ea43bcdb54be7ccbca4f6b376580ffa8cc14e516bb"
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 HB 351 (103rd) — ELECTIONS-TECH

Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0351.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0351eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0351ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0351ham002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0351sam001.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0351enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Executive, Amendment 1 — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Ethics & Elections, Amendment 1 — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **86–18** (pass) · lower
- Ethics & Elections, Amendment 1 — **15–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Curtis J. Tarver, II — primary (person)
- Don Harmon — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Kelly — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-05** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch `filing`
- **2023-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-05-10** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2023-05-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-10** Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-11** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
- **2023-05-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-05-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Ethics & Elections
- **2023-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Ethics & Elections; 015-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-05-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
- **2023-05-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
- **2023-05-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2023-05-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-05-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2023-05-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-05-15** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-05-16** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-16** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-17** Waive Posting Notice
- **2023-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
- **2023-05-17** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000
- **2023-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2023
- **2023-05-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2023-05-19** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
- **2023-06-26** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
- **2023-10-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-10-24** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-10-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 25, 2023
- **2023-10-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-10-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-10-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2023-10-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- **2023-10-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-10-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2023-10-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2023-10-25** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2023-10-25** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-10-25** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2023-10-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2023-10-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2023-11-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
- **2023-11-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-11-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Ethics & Elections
- **2023-11-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Ethics & Elections; 011-000-000
- **2023-11-09** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2023-11-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 086-018-002
- **2023-11-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-11-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-11-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-11-17** Effective Date November 17, 2023
- **2023-11-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0562 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91c92469-1f08-4995-addb-d4378638f94f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).