---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTIONS-KIDS IN VOTING BOOTH"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Permits minor children to accompany their parent or guardian into the voting booth."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 1125"
citation: "Illinois HB 1125 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-08"
last_action: "2005-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a573202-dd35-4d64-a6f5-3e47a302f1d8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1125&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15870&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "e1c7a02f42fa3fc4169d81867b417a050f0c4f3ce17d9a478c2daca4a9be6fca"
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 1125 (94th) — ELECTIONS-KIDS IN VOTING BOOTH

Amends the Election Code. Permits minor children to accompany their parent or guardian into the voting booth.

## 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=09400HB1125&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15870&DocNum=1125&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1125eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15870&DocNum=1125&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1125enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15870&DocNum=1125&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — primary (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson `filing`
- **2005-02-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2005-02-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2005-02-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2005-02-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2005-02-08** Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2005-02-08** Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2005-02-08** Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2005-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2005-02-16** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2005-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-02-23** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2005-03-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-03-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 15, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2005-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-21** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0288 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a573202-dd35-4d64-a6f5-3e47a302f1d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).