---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEN CD-JUDGES-SPOUSE ELECTION"
description: "PEN CD-JUDGES-SPOUSE ELECTION"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 23"
citation: "Illinois HB 23 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 93
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-01-08T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-08-22T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b42e6cc-394f-4e52-a9c2-205c5365c00b"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "f24c2190ac74a4d9d8fe4e2134cd59202138dcbfe91448664fe14c3287bbd005"
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 23 (90th) — PEN CD-JUDGES-SPOUSE ELECTION

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0023** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB0023LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BERMAN — cosponsor (person)
- CLAYBORNE — cosponsor (person)
- FITZGERALD — cosponsor (person)
- GEO-KARIS — cosponsor (person)
- LINDNER — cosponsor (person)
- MOLARO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH CLERK `introduction`
- **1997-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-01-22T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PERS PENSION `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** PENSION NOTE FILED
- **1997-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** COMMITTEE PERS PENSION
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 009-001-000 HPPN
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-08T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-04-08T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-003-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF SPONSOR PARKER
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR GEO-KARIS
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-24T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR BERMAN
- **1997-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE INS & PENS. `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** PENSION NOTE FILED AS ENGROSSED
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS 010-000-000 SINS
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-05-12
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-15
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SINS
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED SINS/010-000-000
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-16
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SFIC
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED SFIC/009-000-000
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CLAYBORNE
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** SPONSOR REMOVED PARKER
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** ALTERNATE CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-16
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MOLARO
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 056-001-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02
- **1997-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED CONCUR 01,02/LINDNER
- **1997-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO RULES COMMITTEE/RULE 75(A) 01,02 `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFERRED TO 01,02/HPPN
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED NON-CONCUR 01,02/LINDNER
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** HSE NON-CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - NON-CONCURRENCE 01,02
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFUSE RECEDE - SEN AMEND NO 01,02/FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** SEN REFUSES TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO 01,02
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** SEN REQUESTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST/FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/FITZGERALD,
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** MADIGAN, WALSH,T,
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** JACOBS, CLAYBORNE
- **1997-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** HSE ACCEDE REQUEST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1997-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/MURPHY,
- **1997-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** SMITH,MICHAEL,
- **1997-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** HANNIG,
- **1997-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** CHURCHILL AND
- **1997-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** LINDNER
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SINS
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/LINDNER
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO 1ST/HRUL
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HRUL/003-002-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** HOUSE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/117-001-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SINS/008-000-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/058-000-000
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** BOTH HOUSES ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST
- **1997-05-31T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-27T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-08-22T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-08-22T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 97-08-22
- **1997-08-22T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0507

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b42e6cc-394f-4e52-a9c2-205c5365c00b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).