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type: "Bill"
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title: "ELECTIONS-BALLOT DELIVERY"
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description: "Amends the Election Code. Permits the spouse and dependents of an active-duty member of the U.S. armed forces to vote military absentee ballots. Permits return delivery of a military or overseas ballot (i) by mail, (ii) in person by a specified relative of the voter, or (iii) by a licensed motor carrier engaged in the delivery of property."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "HB 1131"
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citation: "Illinois HB 1131 (96th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2009-02-11"
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last_action: "2009-08-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a119085-7d34-48e3-a564-02a6aab51cfe"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1131&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42822&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "50e5b19e7c7304f5cebf3e4551e9fae1264f54f29a224337334fb7e498fb9d36"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 1131 (96th) — ELECTIONS-BALLOT DELIVERY
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Amends the Election Code. Permits the spouse and dependents of an active-duty member of the U.S. armed forces to vote military absentee ballots. Permits return delivery of a military or overseas ballot (i) by mail, (ii) in person by a specified relative of the voter, or (iii) by a licensed motor carrier engaged in the delivery of property.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB1131&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42822&DocNum=1131&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB1131eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42822&DocNum=1131&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB1131enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42822&DocNum=1131&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Richard P. Myers — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Richard P. Myers `filing`
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- **2009-02-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
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- **2009-02-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
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- **2009-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-18** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
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- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
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- **2009-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
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- **2009-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
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- **2009-03-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
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- **2009-03-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
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- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
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- **2009-03-31** Sponsor Removed Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
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- **2009-04-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
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- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Elections; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
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- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
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- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2010
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- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0512 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a119085-7d34-48e3-a564-02a6aab51cfe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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