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---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTIONS-TECH"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section establishing the State Board of Elections."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 1971"
citation: "Illinois HB 1971 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-14"
last_action: "2005-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19df2f0f-fd40-4b26-acd9-b8f573d5096d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1971&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16885&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "0671c57420da3ceee5856f672215746265c66aca459a957296dea535ffc0a683"
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 1971 (94th) — ELECTIONS-TECH
Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section establishing the State Board of Elections.
## 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=09400HB1971&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16885&DocNum=1971&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1971eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16885&DocNum=1971&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1971enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16885&DocNum=1971&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2005-02-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2005-02-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2005-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-10** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2005-03-10** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2005-04-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-13** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
- **2005-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-07** Effective Date July 7, 2005
- **2005-07-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0136 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19df2f0f-fd40-4b26-acd9-b8f573d5096d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).