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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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enacted | 3 | 99 | 2 | 2007-01-26 | 2007-06-20 | openstates | ocd-bill/21246dc7-3f5f-4fb1-b8fa-57790a838336 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=426&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27429&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 6c0072d4b900a302998cedd9917f40cd7d56e7e4f7382b1da4b44d9912cb5346 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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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.
Votes
- Third Reading — 110–4 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 48–10 (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).