---
type: "Bill"
title: "ST ETHICS TRAINING-CANDIDATES"
description: "Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Requires each candidate for election to the General Assembly to file, at the time of filing petitions for nomination, a certificate of having completed within the previous 12-month period an ethics and campaign finance training program designated by the Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services. Amends the Election Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3184"
citation: "Illinois HB 3184 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-02-23"
last_action: "2011-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04151eac-5a6d-490a-9226-7bc0294a0d4e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3184&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60548&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "353039b61db1b9ae152164f6288a79821ca3c7db003aeb51fcc7d7f07a7e27d1"
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 3184 (97th) — ST ETHICS TRAINING-CANDIDATES

Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Requires each candidate for election to the General Assembly to file, at the time of filing petitions for nomination, a certificate of having completed within the previous 12-month period an ethics and campaign finance training program designated by the Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services. Amends the Election Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

## 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=09700HB3184&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60548&DocNum=3184&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3184eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60548&DocNum=3184&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3184enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60548&DocNum=3184&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **78–34** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **38–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Deborah Mell — primary (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deborah Mell `filing`
- **2011-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-28** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deborah Mell `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-15** Re-assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
- **2011-03-17** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 15, 2011
- **2011-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-04-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2011-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2011-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2011-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-001-001
- **2011-05-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 038-017-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-05-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2011-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2011-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2011-05-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2011-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2011-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 078-034-000
- **2011-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-05-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-05-31** Effective Date May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0004 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04151eac-5a6d-490a-9226-7bc0294a0d4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).