---
type: "Bill"
title: "REDISTRICTING-TECH"
description: "Creates the Redistricting Act of 2011. Contains only a short title provision."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1179"
citation: "Illinois SB 1179 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c5dc644-d9b2-4f9a-adc9-d778bb352220"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1179&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=56013&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "2f828fd476732e7c2af1fbe8c1bbdd76c1ed929c2c05d266d906ca4f44d05788"
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 1179 (97th) — REDISTRICTING-TECH

Creates the Redistricting Act of 2011. Contains only a short title provision.

## 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=09700SB1179&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=56013&DocNum=1179&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1179eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=56013&DocNum=1179&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1179enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=56013&DocNum=1179&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Motion — **63–53** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **53–4** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **31–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kwame Raoul — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2011
- **2011-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-05-03** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-05-22** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2011-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 031-014-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2011-05-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-22** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Redistricting; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2011-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2011
- **2011-05-23** Assigned to Redistricting `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-23** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed 063-053-000
- **2011-05-24** Do Pass / Standard Debate Redistricting; 006-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2011-05-24** Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2011-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Redistricting
- **2011-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Redistricting; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2011-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2011-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2011-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2011-05-29** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 111-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2011-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kwame Raoul `filing`
- **2011-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Redistricting `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Redistricting; 013-004-000
- **2011-05-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2011-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-004-000
- **2011-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-07** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-06-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-06-24** Effective Date June 24, 2011
- **2011-06-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0015 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c5dc644-d9b2-4f9a-adc9-d778bb352220`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).