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type: "Bill"
title: "ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Provides that online voter registration shall be open for no more than 36 nor less than 7 days before such election. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1265"
citation: "Illinois SB 1265 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 64
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-17"
last_action: "2015-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87b83e07-3090-4657-a257-30d05b096a2e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1265&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=87735&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "fbcf8cc917ff80ffc9457a4a0553f56f2d7d70d850e093bbaddd8536fccc1727"
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 1265 (99th) — ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION
Amends the Election Code. Provides that online voter registration shall be open for no more than 36 nor less than 7 days before such election. 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=09900SB1265&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87735&DocNum=1265&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1265eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87735&DocNum=1265&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1265enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87735&DocNum=1265&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1120** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **531** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **3211** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Daniel Biss — primary (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-17** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss `filing`
- **2015-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-25** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2015-03-12** Postponed - Executive
- **2015-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Executive
- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-19** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 011-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2015
- **2015-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2015
- **2015-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 032-011-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-03-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2015-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-03-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2015-04-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2015-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-20** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2015-05-07** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Ed Sullivan
- **2015-05-07** State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Ed Sullivan
- **2015-05-07** Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. Ed Sullivan
- **2015-05-12** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2015-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-13** State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
- **2015-05-13** Home Rule Note Filed
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-30** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2015-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2015-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2015-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2015-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Daniel Biss `filing`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2015-05-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-001-001
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 053-001-001
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-31** Effective Date July 31, 2015
- **2015-07-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0221 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/87b83e07-3090-4657-a257-30d05b096a2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).