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type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTIONS-LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Provides for the joint nomination of candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5820"
citation: "Illinois HB 5820 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-10"
last_action: "2010-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a81073b-b7d2-469f-953a-e4182d0102ea"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5820&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=51379&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "d050db93ef60a964322c806a89aa82005ebc9fe72a0a97e34df41120f94f16f8"
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 5820 (96th) — ELECTIONS-LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Amends the Election Code. Provides for the joint nomination of candidates for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
## 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=09600HB5820&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51379&DocNum=5820&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5820eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51379&DocNum=5820&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5820enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51379&DocNum=5820&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **905** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lou Lang — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2010-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2010-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2010-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2010-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2010-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2010-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-10** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-005-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2010-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2010-03-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2010-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Elections `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass Elections; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-12** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1018 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a81073b-b7d2-469f-953a-e4182d0102ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).