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type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTIONS ROBO CALLS"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Makes it unlawful to telephone or cause to be telephoned any paid message that expressly advocates the nomination, election, or defeat of a clearly identified State or local candidate without a specified disclosure of the message's sponsoring entity or responsible individual. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 146"
citation: "Illinois SB 146 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 74
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2009-01-30"
last_action: "2009-12-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e45b606-75fa-42bb-9ff4-2995bac88f7b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=146&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=40573&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "a81bfcf38a7c6e2bc794926d4f73b6ff920a36285087bb1f45e139d146023445"
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 SB 146 (96th) — ELECTIONS ROBO CALLS
Amends the Election Code. Makes it unlawful to telephone or cause to be telephoned any paid message that expressly advocates the nomination, election, or defeat of a clearly identified State or local candidate without a specified disclosure of the message's sponsoring entity or responsible individual. 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=09600SB0146&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40573&DocNum=146&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0146eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40573&DocNum=146&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0146enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40573&DocNum=146&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1068** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-01-30** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2009-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-04** Assigned to Elections `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-19** Do Pass Elections; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2009
- **2009-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2009
- **2009-03-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Elections
- **2009-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Elections; 007-000-000
- **2009-03-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2009-03-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Silverstein `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2009
- **2009-03-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2009-03-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2009-04-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-06** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2009-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2009-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2009
- **2009-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2009-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-29** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2009
- **2009-05-31** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-21** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 30, 2009
- **2009-10-21** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2009-10-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2009-10-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-10-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-10-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
- **2009-10-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-10-29** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-10-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-10-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-008-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-10-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2009-10-29** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 3
- **2009-10-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 3 - October 30, 2009
- **2009-10-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2009-10-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-29** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2009-10-29** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- **2009-10-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- **2009-10-30** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2009-10-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2009-10-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2009-10-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-11-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-12-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-12-23** Effective Date January 1, 2010; Generally
- **2009-12-23** Effective Date July 1, 2010; Some Parts
- **2009-12-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0848 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e45b606-75fa-42bb-9ff4-2995bac88f7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).