---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTIONS-TECH"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 226"
citation: "Illinois HB 226 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 91
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-24"
last_action: "2013-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/65cdc97a-0ee7-4d20-b91c-f6eb562d2421"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=226&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=70018&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "9e10ddec0cc8f8ba298ca5080a81069c6afaaeec5ed42a4739ee12a34a2ce1f3"
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 226 (98th) — ELECTIONS-TECH

Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09800HB0226&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70018&DocNum=226&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0226eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70018&DocNum=226&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0226enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70018&DocNum=226&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **43–9** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **95–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carol A. Sente — primary (person)
- William E. Brady — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2013-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-25** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol A. Sente `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2013-04-11** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2013-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2013-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2013-04-11** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2013-04-12** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2013-04-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol A. Sente `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad E. Halbrook
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
- **2013-04-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-022-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2013-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-26** Sponsor Removed Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2013-04-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2013-04-26** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-003 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- **2013-05-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2013-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2013-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2013
- **2013-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2013-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2013-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 043-009-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-05-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-07-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-03** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-07-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0051 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/65cdc97a-0ee7-4d20-b91c-f6eb562d2421`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).