---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELEC CD-PRISON DETAINEES"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Specifies that confinement or detention in a jail or prison pending acquittal or conviction of a crime is not a disqualification for voting. Makes such confinement or detention a specified reason for absentee voting."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 114"
citation: "Illinois HB 114 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-01-06"
last_action: "2005-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95a31221-6e2b-429a-be63-1d35fce6ca5d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=114&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14257&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "ba71a85f7c6bd8c0dc1344ca4329d951f3325bb681bd00bdbcea1db69c9ba79e"
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 114 (94th) — ELEC CD-PRISON DETAINEES

Amends the Election Code. Specifies that confinement or detention in a jail or prison pending acquittal or conviction of a crime is not a disqualification for voting. Makes such confinement or detention a specified reason for absentee voting.

## 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=09400HB0114&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14257&DocNum=114&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0114eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14257&DocNum=114&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0114enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14257&DocNum=114&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **96–19** (pass) · lower
- Amendments, Amendment 1 — **54–3** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-06** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2005-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-26** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-02-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-019-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 1, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2005-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-001-000
- **2005-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2005-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2005-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz; Motion #1
- **2005-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz; Motion #2
- **2005-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Non-Concurs
- **2005-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01
- **2005-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01-May 29, 2005.
- **2005-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2005-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Rules Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Recede Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 006-000-000
- **2005-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Recedes 054-003-000
- **2005-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-22** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0637 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95a31221-6e2b-429a-be63-1d35fce6ca5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).