---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELEC CD-NUMBER OF ELEC JUDGES"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Provides that county boards outside of the jurisdiction of boards of election commissioners may reduce the number of judges of election from 5 to 3 for primary elections. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 539"
citation: "Illinois HB 539 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa5f7d5c-c709-47cd-99dd-ca0fe0d323a1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=539&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=100736&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "f8d489a417c601432c49e869f9fac0ab5a233733f64a8a27a7bc110d3dc6d714"
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 539 (100th) — ELEC CD-NUMBER OF ELEC JUDGES

Amends the Election Code. Provides that county boards outside of the jurisdiction of boards of election commissioners may reduce the number of judges of election from 5 to 3 for primary elections. 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=10000HB0539&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100736&DocNum=539&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0539eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100736&DocNum=539&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0539enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100736&DocNum=539&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **99–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Katie Stuart — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `filing`
- **2017-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2017-03-06** To Election Administration Subcommittee
- **2017-03-30** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Elections & Campaign Finance Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Reported Back To Elections & Campaign Finance Committee;
- **2017-03-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Finance Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-26** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2017-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2017-04-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-011-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jim Oberweis
- **2017-05-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2017-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-12** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2017
- **2017-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2017-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2017
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0337 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa5f7d5c-c709-47cd-99dd-ca0fe0d323a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).