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type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTION-INDEP EXPENDITURES"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 248"
citation: "Illinois SB 248 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe5858e8-cc40-4972-9e4d-348f3c971160"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=248&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84209&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "1c19e8caaec2d4a8332798c76bcc376c4b8a080d833d2d632fe528462afb1a7c"
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 SB 248 (99th) — ELECTION-INDEP EXPENDITURES
Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
## 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=09900SB0248&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84209&DocNum=248&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0248eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84209&DocNum=248&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0248enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84209&DocNum=248&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **7043** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2015-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-04-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2015-04-22** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2015-04-22** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 015-000-000
- **2015-04-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Morrison `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2015-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-19** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2015-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 007-004-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2015-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-043-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-21** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0437 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe5858e8-cc40-4972-9e4d-348f3c971160`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).