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| Bill | ELECTIONS-ABSENTEE VOTING | Amends the Election Code. Permits a person to request and vote an absentee ballot without specifying a reason for the absence from the polling place on election day. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | SB 2022 | Illinois SB 2022 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 33 | 2 | 2009-02-20 | 2009-08-17 | openstates | ocd-bill/39ed441a-8594-48ce-b8ae-daf75e08c17e | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2022&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44934&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 5ea5d702e31052576c1605769542e4f7fc47b161f6477ee03d626fca5c6c705a | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 2022 (96th) — ELECTIONS-ABSENTEE VOTING
Amends the Election Code. Permits a person to request and vote an absentee ballot without specifying a reason for the absence from the polling place on election day. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 69–48 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Michael W. Frerichs — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
filing - 2009-02-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-20 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-03-04 Assigned to Elections
referral-committee - 2009-03-11 Do Pass Elections; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
- 2009-03-24 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- 2009-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Elections
- 2009-03-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Elections; 005-000-000
- 2009-04-01 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-04-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Frerichs
amendment-passage - 2009-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2009-04-01 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-04-01 Arrived in House
introduction - 2009-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-02 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- 2009-04-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-02 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-04-20 Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-05 Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-003-000
committee-passage - 2009-05-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-05-06 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- 2009-05-18 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-05-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-048-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-20 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-18 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-17 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-17 Effective Date August 17, 2009
- 2009-08-17 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0553
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/39ed441a-8594-48ce-b8ae-daf75e08c17e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).