---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELEC CD-POL COMM-ORG-REPORTS"
description: "ELEC CD-POL COMM-ORG-REPORTS"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 729"
citation: "Illinois HB 729 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 79
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-02-19T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-08-18T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/105dd4d2-c0f3-4e5a-8484-8275561f3fb3"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "2135cee8592b0d20b8e0f0c9bbc1d10a9100cdb3ed746c1c398a9c08b4d7ba61"
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 729 (90th) — ELEC CD-POL COMM-ORG-REPORTS

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0729** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB0729LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BUTLER — cosponsor (person)
- CULLERTON — cosponsor (person)
- FEIGENHOLTZ — cosponsor (person)
- FITZGERALD — cosponsor (person)
- HALVORSON — cosponsor (person)
- RONEN — cosponsor (person)
- SCHAKOWSKY — cosponsor (person)
- SEVERNS — cosponsor (person)
- SILVA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-20T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE STATE GOV ADM `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-ST GV-ELC RFM H
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HSGE
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED/CLAYTON
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED/CLAYTON
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-07T00:00:00-05:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-04-07T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-24T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 118-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-04-24T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1997-04-24T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-04-25
- **1997-04-25T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF SPONSOR BUTLER
- **1997-04-25T00:00:00-05:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-04-25T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LOC GOV & ELE `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS 008-000-000 SLGV
- **1997-05-06T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-05-07
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-08
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-BUTLER
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-08
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR BOWLES
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SEVERNS
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 056-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** TABLED PURSUANT TO RULE 5-4(A) SA 01
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED TO RECONSIDER VOTE BUTLER
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE - PREVAILS 057-000-000
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-16
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** PURSUANT TO RULE
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** 2-10(E), DEADLINE
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** FOR FINAL ACTION
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** IS EXTENDED TO
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** MAY 31, 1997.
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-BUTLER
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-BUTLER
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SLGV
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-BUTLER
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED SLGV/008-000-000
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CULLERTON
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR FITZGERALD
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** SPONSOR REMOVED BOWLES
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CHANGED TO SEVERNS
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DILLARD
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-BUTLER
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR HALVORSON
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OBAMA
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 057-001-001 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 02
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED CONCUR 02/FEIGENHOLTZ
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO RULES COMMITTEE/RULE 75(A) 02 `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 02
- **1997-05-28T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 02/HRUL
- **1997-05-28T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SCHAKOWSKY
- **1997-05-28T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RONEN
- **1997-05-28T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SILVA
- **1997-05-28T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 02/114-002-001
- **1997-05-28T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-26T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-08-18T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-08-18T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 97-08-18
- **1997-08-18T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 98-01-01
- **1997-08-18T00:00:00-05:00** (SOME PARTS)
- **1997-08-18T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0495

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/105dd4d2-c0f3-4e5a-8484-8275561f3fb3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).