---
type: "Bill"
title: "EARLY VOTING PERIOD-HOLIDAYS"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Provides that if the first or last day of the early voting period falls on a State holiday, then that first or last day of the period may be the first business day immediately following the State holiday."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1801"
citation: "Illinois SB 1801 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2009-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/213e5789-b3a5-4ba4-9824-8b0f211d924d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1801&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44558&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "5fb2f287cc348a5a4b7b68d7004dd51d14a61f8d3a89315a91e8ff1e5076b3c2"
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 1801 (96th) — EARLY VOTING PERIOD-HOLIDAYS

Amends the Election Code. Provides that if the first or last day of the early voting period falls on a State holiday, then that first or last day of the period may be the first business day immediately following the State holiday.

## 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=09600SB1801&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44558&DocNum=1801&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1801eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44558&DocNum=1801&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1801enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44558&DocNum=1801&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dale A. Righter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Elections `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass Elections; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2009-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-08** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2009
- **2009-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-20** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 21, 2009
- **2009-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dale A. Righter `filing`
- **2009-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Elections `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Elections; 007-000-000
- **2009-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2009-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-24** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0637 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/213e5789-b3a5-4ba4-9824-8b0f211d924d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).