---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTION JUDGE-NO SEX OFFENDER"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Supreme Court's jurisdiction over election contests."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 2671"
citation: "Illinois HB 2671 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-26"
last_action: "2008-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c815bd0-55e1-42f2-9b84-35bef62093fc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2671&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=31529&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "805306f2494b5968dc51ae40d2e3d08ea0c00a4c4e19fbe061c9f74392a1c283"
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 2671 (95th) — ELECTION JUDGE-NO SEX OFFENDER

Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Supreme Court's jurisdiction over election contests.

## 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=09500HB2671&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=31529&DocNum=2671&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB2671eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=31529&DocNum=2671&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB2671enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=31529&DocNum=2671&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fred Crespo — primary (person)
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2007-02-26** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2007-02-26** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2007-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-20** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2007-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
- **2007-04-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2007-04-25** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2007-04-27** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 3, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-02** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2007-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-03** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 10, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-10** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 18, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 18, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-05-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2007-05-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-23** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-17** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** Held in Local Government
- **2008-05-13** Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2008-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2008-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0818 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c815bd0-55e1-42f2-9b84-35bef62093fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).