republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-30.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VOTING BY MINORS ACT"
description: "Creates the Voting by Minors Act. Requires the State Board of Elections and State Board of Education to jointly develop a program under which kindergarten through 12th grade students in participating school districts located in participating counties vote in a simulated election conducted at actual polling places in conjunction with the 2004 general election. Provides that implementation of the program shall be accomplished with volunteers and private funding. Requires the State Board of Elections and State Board of Education to develop an educational component of the program to be offered to the schools of participating districts and to adopt rules preparatory to the program's implementation. Specifies reporting and timetable requirements. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 30"
citation: "Illinois HB 30 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2002-12-17"
last_action: "2003-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d83c7e1e-037e-4bdf-814d-6868e3b32b12"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=30&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=165&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "91b83be710fddadc240db2211e868953a052026c3f247385e929b496e0d20e1e"
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 30 (93rd) — VOTING BY MINORS ACT

Creates the Voting by Minors Act. Requires the State Board of Elections and State Board of Education to jointly develop a program under which kindergarten through 12th grade students in participating school districts located in participating counties vote in a simulated election conducted at actual polling places in conjunction with the 2004 general election. Provides that implementation of the program shall be accomplished with volunteers and private funding. Requires the State Board of Elections and State Board of Education to develop an educational component of the program to be offered to the schools of participating districts and to adopt rules preparatory to the program's implementation. Specifies reporting and timetable requirements. 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=09300HB0030&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=165&DocNum=30&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0030eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=165&DocNum=30&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0030enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=165&DocNum=30&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- James T. Meeks — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Lang — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2002-12-17** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2003-01-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-23** Assigned to Elections and Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Elections and Campaign Reform Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-01-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-01-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2003-02-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-02-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2003-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2003-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary K. O'Brien
- **2003-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2003-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2003-02-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-02-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 19, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2003-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-30** Do Pass Local Government; 008-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2003-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2003-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2003
- **2003-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0230 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d83c7e1e-037e-4bdf-814d-6868e3b32b12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).