republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-4051.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL RECORDS-ELECTION RECORDS"
description: "Amends the Local Records Act. Provides that the provisions of the Election Code do not supersede the provisions of the Local Records Act with regard to procedures for the disposal of election records. Provides that local election authorities must comply with the provisions of the Local Records Act when destroying or disposing of public records. Amends the Election Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4051"
citation: "Illinois HB 4051 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-26"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57104bb9-8440-4328-9718-74a627ba8e19"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4051&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46899&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "5e73a8d61a2964838fa4af54b3118a067779eae2b5c3efc5a29c3834e8091e7c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 4051 (96th) — LOCAL RECORDS-ELECTION RECORDS

Amends the Local Records Act. Provides that the provisions of the Election Code do not supersede the provisions of the Local Records Act with regard to procedures for the disposal of election records. Provides that local election authorities must comply with the provisions of the Local Records Act when destroying or disposing of public records. Amends the Election Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4051&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46899&DocNum=4051&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4051eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46899&DocNum=4051&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4051enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46899&DocNum=4051&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Paul D. Froehlich — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Paul D. Froehlich `filing`
- **2009-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 005-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Paul D. Froehlich `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-18** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-18** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. William B. Black
- **2009-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. William B. Black
- **2009-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2009-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Elections `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Elections; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `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 August 14, 2009
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0475 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57104bb9-8440-4328-9718-74a627ba8e19`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).