republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-2477.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELEC CD-HOSPITAL & MENTAL INS"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Provides that no patient who has resided for less than 180 days in any hospital or mental institution (rather than no patient of any hospital or mental institution) in the State shall by virtue of his or her abode at the hospital be deemed a resident or legal voter in an election district in which the hospital or mental institution is situated. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 2477"
citation: "Illinois HB 2477 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2018-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/251c4691-90ff-4336-b1d0-a275fae3919e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2477&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=103553&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "257d2078784eaa5f4057bb61eefb507dbc43671e778d74d5c210fe92bbc70486"
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 2477 (100th) — ELEC CD-HOSPITAL & MENTAL INS

Amends the Election Code. Provides that no patient who has resided for less than 180 days in any hospital or mental institution (rather than no patient of any hospital or mental institution) in the State shall by virtue of his or her abode at the hospital be deemed a resident or legal voter in an election district in which the hospital or mental institution is situated. Effective immediately.

## 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=10000HB2477&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103553&DocNum=2477&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2477eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103553&DocNum=2477&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2477enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103553&DocNum=2477&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)
- Kwame Raoul — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `filing`
- **2017-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-10** To Voter Education & Registration Subcommittee
- **2017-03-30** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Elections & Campaign Finance Committee; 003-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Reported Back To Elections & Campaign Finance Committee;
- **2017-03-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Finance Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2017-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-27** To Subcommittee on Election Law
- **2017-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2017-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Subcommittee on Election Law
- **2017-05-12** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
- **2017-05-19** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Re-assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Re-assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Executive
- **2018-05-10** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2018
- **2018-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2018
- **2018-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2018-05-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2018 `reading-3`
- **2018-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-28** Effective Date August 28, 2018
- **2018-08-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1110 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/251c4691-90ff-4336-b1d0-a275fae3919e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).