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type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTIONS-VOTER IDENTIFICATION"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Requires that the State Board of Elections by rule prescribe the specific forms of identification and proof of residency that shall be sufficient for persons voting for the first time after having registered by mail or at a Secretary of State driver's license facility. Requires that the State Board post those forms on its official website and that printed copies be distributed to persons registering by mail or at a driver's license facility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4077"
citation: "Illinois HB 4077 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-27"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16fe0aa6-2561-4415-af74-b532be6aca43"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4077&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46926&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "4380950fa782b882075fb2f38674dd3cf3ea0d0a9ef42f5f3150a776234ff0cf"
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 4077 (96th) — ELECTIONS-VOTER IDENTIFICATION
Amends the Election Code. Requires that the State Board of Elections by rule prescribe the specific forms of identification and proof of residency that shall be sufficient for persons voting for the first time after having registered by mail or at a Secretary of State driver's license facility. Requires that the State Board post those forms on its official website and that printed copies be distributed to persons registering by mail or at a driver's license facility.
## 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=09600HB4077&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46926&DocNum=4077&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4077eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46926&DocNum=4077&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4077enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46926&DocNum=4077&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1120** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson `filing`
- **2009-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-10** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-24** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
- **2009-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2009-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Elections `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Elections; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0317 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16fe0aa6-2561-4415-af74-b532be6aca43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).