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| Bill | ELECTIONS-VOTER IDENTIFICATION | Amends the Election Code. Requires that the State Board of Elections by rule prescribe the specific forms of identification and proof of residency that shall be sufficient for persons voting for the first time after having registered by mail or at a Secretary of State driver's license facility. Requires that the State Board post those forms on its official website and that printed copies be distributed to persons registering by mail or at a driver's license facility. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 4077 | Illinois HB 4077 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 35 | 2 | 2009-02-27 | 2009-08-11 | openstates | ocd-bill/16fe0aa6-2561-4415-af74-b532be6aca43 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4077&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46926&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 4380950fa782b882075fb2f38674dd3cf3ea0d0a9ef42f5f3150a776234ff0cf | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4077 (96th) — ELECTIONS-VOTER IDENTIFICATION
Amends the Election Code. Requires that the State Board of Elections by rule prescribe the specific forms of identification and proof of residency that shall be sufficient for persons voting for the first time after having registered by mail or at a Secretary of State driver's license facility. Requires that the State Board post those forms on its official website and that printed copies be distributed to persons registering by mail or at a driver's license facility.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 112–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-27 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2009-03-10 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000
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
- 2009-03-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2009-03-24 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2009-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
- 2009-03-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- 2009-03-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-03-25 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009
reading-1 - 2009-03-25 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- 2009-03-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-26 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 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
- 2009-05-13 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
- 2009-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-15 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-12 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-11 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-11 Effective Date January 1, 2010
- 2009-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0317
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/16fe0aa6-2561-4415-af74-b532be6aca43. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).