republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-5755.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCHOOLS AS POLLING PLACES"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Provides that every school board shall offer to the appropriate officer or board having responsibility for providing polling places for elections the use of any and all buildings under its jurisdiction for any and all elections to be held, if so requested by such appropriate officer or board. Provides that, for the day of the election, a school district is encouraged to (i) close the school or (ii) hold a teachers institute on that day with students not in attendance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5755"
citation: "Illinois HB 5755 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 67
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2014-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48c8c71b-6d1a-4a57-b041-e59b30a35fc3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5755&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=81054&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "da377e3a62b9ec2b74576535956bc00ac977c5fbad342e3f6cc0b9305dc2f95a"
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 5755 (98th) — SCHOOLS AS POLLING PLACES

Amends the Election Code. Provides that every school board shall offer to the appropriate officer or board having responsibility for providing polling places for elections the use of any and all buildings under its jurisdiction for any and all elections to be held, if so requested by such appropriate officer or board. Provides that, for the day of the election, a school district is encouraged to (i) close the school or (ii) hold a teachers institute on that day with students not in attendance.

## 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=09800HB5755&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81054&DocNum=5755&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5755eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81054&DocNum=5755&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5755enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81054&DocNum=5755&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **62–48** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **65–44** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kelly M. Cassidy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-03** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2014-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-26** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2014-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 065-044-004 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2014-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-08** Do Pass Executive; 010-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2014
- **2014-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2014
- **2014-05-23** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014
- **2014-05-28** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2014-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2014-05-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2014-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2014-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 010-003-002
- **2014-05-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martinez `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2014-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 031-018-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2014-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary; 010-006-000
- **2014-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2014-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2014-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2014-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
- **2014-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2014-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2014-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2014-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2014-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2014-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2014-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2014-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2014-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2014-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Scott Drury
- **2014-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2014-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2014-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 062-048-000
- **2014-05-30** Verified
- **2014-05-30** House Concurs
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-07-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-07** Effective Date July 7, 2014
- **2014-07-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0696 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48c8c71b-6d1a-4a57-b041-e59b30a35fc3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).