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Bill	ELECTIONS-KIDS IN VOTING BOOTH	Amends the Election Code. Permits minor children to accompany their parent or guardian into the voting booth.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	94th	HB 1125	Illinois HB 1125 (94th)	bill		enacted		3	43	2	2005-02-08	2005-07-21	openstates	ocd-bill/4a573202-dd35-4d64-a6f5-3e47a302f1d8	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1125&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15870&SessionID=50&GA=94	e1c7a02f42fa3fc4169d81867b417a050f0c4f3ce17d9a478c2daca4a9be6fca	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/4a573202-dd35-4d64-a6f5-3e47a302f1d8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).