---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELEC-GRACE PERIOD/NURSING HOME"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Provides that grace period registration and changes of address shall be conducted for eligible residents in connection with voting at certain elder care facilities. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 1479"
citation: "Illinois SB 1479 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5a833ce-3a99-4072-860c-a270741c8e35"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1479&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=103989&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "5991118c70820e0669decb7308c4debb41163bce0071dc21e4b08e030ab1fe82"
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 1479 (100th) — ELEC-GRACE PERIOD/NURSING HOME

Amends the Election Code. Provides that grace period registration and changes of address shall be conducted for eligible residents in connection with voting at certain elder care facilities. 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=10000SB1479&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103989&DocNum=1479&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1479eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103989&DocNum=1479&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1479enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103989&DocNum=1479&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Link — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** To Subcommittee on Election Law
- **2017-03-15** Reported Back To Executive; 003-000-000
- **2017-03-16** Do Pass Executive; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2017
- **2017-04-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2017-04-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 26, 2017
- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-04** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2017-05-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2017-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-05** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-05** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2017-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-15** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Finance Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-28** 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 . . . . . . . . . 100-0442 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a5a833ce-3a99-4072-860c-a270741c8e35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).