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Bill GENERAL PRIMARY FEBRUARY Amends the Election Code and the School Code. Changes the general primary election from the third Tuesday in March to the first Tuesday in February in even-numbered years. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 95th HB 426 Illinois HB 426 (95th)
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Illinois HB 426 (95th) — GENERAL PRIMARY FEBRUARY

Amends the Election Code and the School Code. Changes the general primary election from the third Tuesday in March to the first Tuesday in February in even-numbered years. Effective immediately.

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 — 1104 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 4810 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Michael J. Madigan — primary (person)
  • Mike Jacobs — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2007-01-26 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan filing
  • 2007-01-26 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
  • 2007-01-26 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
  • 2007-01-26 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  • 2007-01-26 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-01-26 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-01-31 Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-02-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
  • 2007-02-21 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
  • 2007-02-21 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
  • 2007-02-21 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. George Scully, Jr.
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
  • 2007-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
  • 2007-02-28 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
  • 2007-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee amendment-introduction
  • 2007-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2007-03-06 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-03-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-03-07 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2007-03-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-03-08 Fiscal Note Filed
  • 2007-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
  • 2007-03-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-004-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-03-28 Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. William B. Black
  • 2007-03-28 Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. William B. Black
  • 2007-03-29 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2007-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2007 reading-1
  • 2007-03-29 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
  • 2007-03-29 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
  • 2007-03-29 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-03-29 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-04-18 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
  • 2007-04-19 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2007-05-02 Do Pass Executive; 012-001-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2007
  • 2007-05-03 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2007-05-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
  • 2007-05-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
  • 2007-05-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
  • 2007-05-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
  • 2007-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 048-010-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-05-15 Passed Both Houses
  • 2007-06-13 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2007-06-20 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2007-06-20 Effective Date June 20, 2007
  • 2007-06-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0006 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/21246dc7-3f5f-4fb1-b8fa-57790a838336. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).