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Bill	ELECTIONS-BALLOT DELIVERY	Amends the Election Code. Permits the spouse and dependents of an active-duty member of the U.S. armed forces to vote military absentee ballots. Permits return delivery of a military or overseas ballot (i) by mail, (ii) in person by a specified relative of the voter, or (iii) by a licensed motor carrier engaged in the delivery of property.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	HB 1131	Illinois HB 1131 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	35	2	2009-02-11	2009-08-14	openstates	ocd-bill/9a119085-7d34-48e3-a564-02a6aab51cfe	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1131&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42822&SessionID=76&GA=96	50e5b19e7c7304f5cebf3e4551e9fae1264f54f29a224337334fb7e498fb9d36	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 1131 (96th) — ELECTIONS-BALLOT DELIVERY

Amends the Election Code. Permits the spouse and dependents of an active-duty member of the U.S. armed forces to vote military absentee ballots. Permits return delivery of a military or overseas ballot (i) by mail, (ii) in person by a specified relative of the voter, or (iii) by a licensed motor carrier engaged in the delivery of property.

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 — 113–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Richard P. Myers — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2009-02-11 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Richard P. Myers filing
• 2009-02-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
• 2009-02-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
• 2009-02-11 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-02-11 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-02-18 Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee referral-committee
• 2009-03-10 Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-03-11 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-03-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
• 2009-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
• 2009-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
• 2009-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
• 2009-03-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-03-30 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2009-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2009-03-30 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
• 2009-03-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
• 2009-03-30 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-03-30 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-03-31 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
• 2009-03-31 Sponsor Removed Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
• 2009-04-21 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
• 2009-04-22 Assigned to Elections referral-committee
• 2009-04-29 Do Pass Elections; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-04-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
• 2009-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
• 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-05-19 Passed Both Houses
• 2009-06-17 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2009-08-14 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2009-08-14 Effective Date January 1, 2010
• 2009-08-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0512 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9a119085-7d34-48e3-a564-02a6aab51cfe. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).