---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTIONS-TECH"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section of the campaign finance Article concerning definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 761"
citation: "Illinois SB 761 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 67
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2009-03-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02b533d1-beea-4abe-b060-746514247ae1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=761&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28725&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "31fa60fb73c2b4805959fac1d68aa1fd28f982cbfe7878cb38f45a38cc2095ea"
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 SB 761 (95th) — ELECTIONS-TECH

Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section of the campaign finance Article concerning definitions.

## 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=09500SB0761&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28725&DocNum=761&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0761eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28725&DocNum=761&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0761enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28725&DocNum=761&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Motion, Amendment 2 — **62–51** (fail) · lower
- Concurrence — **56–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **77–35** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `filing`
- **2007-02-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass Executive; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-31** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As December 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-12-03** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-30** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2008-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 1, 2008
- **2008-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon; -Raoul `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2008-04-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008 `reading-3`
- **2008-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 010-000-000
- **2008-05-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2008-05-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2008-05-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-05-08** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon-Raoul `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2008-05-08** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-11-13** Chief House Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2008-11-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-11-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-13** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 30, 2008
- **2008-11-13** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-30** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-12-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2008-12-15** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 13, 2009
- **2008-12-15** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-01-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-01-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-01-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-01-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-01-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-01-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-01-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David Reis `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-01-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-01-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed to Discharge Committee Rep. William B. Black
- **2009-01-12** Chair Rules Motion to Discharge Committee Out of Order
- **2009-01-12** Appeal Ruling of Chair Rep. William B. Black
- **2009-01-12** Shall the Chair be Sustained
- **2009-01-12** Motion to Sustain the Chair - Prevailed 062-051-000
- **2009-01-12** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-01-12** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-01-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-01-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-035-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-01-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Objects to Motion Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-01-13** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2009-01-13** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) January 13, 2009; 01
- **2009-01-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2009-01-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2009-01-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-01-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
- **2009-01-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-001-000
- **2009-01-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-02-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-03-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-03-11** Effective Date March 11, 2009
- **2009-03-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-1038 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02b533d1-beea-4abe-b060-746514247ae1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).