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| Bill | ELECTIONS-BALLOT NAME | Amends the Election Code. Requires that if a candidate has changed his or her name during the 3 years before the deadline for filing nominating petitions, papers, or certificates, the candidate's name on his or her nominating petition, papers, or certificate and the ballot must include a reference to his or her former name or names and the date or dates of the name changes. Excludes certain name changes due to adoption or a change in marital status. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | HB 4173 | Illinois HB 4173 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 77 | 4 | 2005-11-02 | 2007-01-26 | openstates | ocd-bill/cbf199cb-0144-4634-960d-32d7f5a49167 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4173&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=22164&SessionID=50&GA=94 | e2ce36f80ba26c6dc7668e12d212064faa351c368ccff5d2e72c84174875e667 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4173 (94th) — ELECTIONS-BALLOT NAME
Amends the Election Code. Requires that if a candidate has changed his or her name during the 3 years before the deadline for filing nominating petitions, papers, or certificates, the candidate's name on his or her nominating petition, papers, or certificate and the ballot must include a reference to his or her former name or names and the date or dates of the name changes. Excludes certain name changes due to adoption or a change in marital status.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Amendments — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Amendments — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 112–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- John A. Fritchey — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-11-02 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey
filing - 2005-11-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-11-02 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-01-10 Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
referral-committee - 2006-01-18 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
amendment-introduction - 2006-01-18 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2006-01-18 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000
committee-passage - 2006-01-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2006-01-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- 2006-01-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- 2006-01-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- 2006-01-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2006-01-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2006-01-26 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2006-01-26 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2006-01-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey
amendment-introduction - 2006-01-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-02-14 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2006-02-16 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2006-02-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2006-02-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2006-02-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2006-02-22 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2006-02-22 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2006
reading-1 - 2006-03-06 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2006-03-07 First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-03-07 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-03-15 Assigned to Local Government
referral-committee - 2006-03-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
amendment-introduction - 2006-03-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-03-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
amendment-introduction - 2006-03-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-03-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- 2006-03-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Local Government
- 2006-03-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2006-03-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2006-03-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2006-03-24 Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2006-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
- 2006-03-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cheryl Axley
amendment-introduction - 2006-03-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-03-27 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2006-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
- 2006-03-30 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2006-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2006-03-30 Arrived in House
introduction - 2006-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1,2
- 2006-04-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. John A. Fritchey
- 2006-04-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. John A. Fritchey
- 2006-04-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-04-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-05-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. John A. Fritchey
- 2006-05-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. John A. Fritchey
- 2006-05-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Non-Concurs by Voice Vote
- 2006-05-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Non-Concurs by Voice Vote
- 2006-05-04 Secretary's Desk - Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01,02
- 2006-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01,02
- 2006-05-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon
filing - 2006-05-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-05-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Recede Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon
filing - 2006-05-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Recede Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-06-04 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-11-14 Approved for Consideration Rules
- 2006-11-14 Secretary's Desk - Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01,02
- 2006-11-14 Placed on Calendar Order of Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01,02-November 15, 2006
- 2006-11-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Rules Referred to Local Government
referral-committee - 2006-11-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Recede Rules Referred to Local Government
referral-committee - 2006-11-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Recede Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- 2006-11-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Recede Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- 2006-11-29 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- 2006-11-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Recedes 056-000-000
- 2006-11-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Recedes 056-000-000
- 2006-11-29 Passed Both Houses
- 2006-12-28 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-01-26 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-01-26 Effective Date June 1, 2007
- 2007-01-26 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1090
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cbf199cb-0144-4634-960d-32d7f5a49167. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).