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---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTIONS-GRACE REGISTRATION"
description: "Amends the Election Code. Provides that grace period registration runs through the day of the election or primary (now, runs until the 14th day before the election or primary)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 267"
citation: "Illinois HB 267 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-01-21"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ee2c779-39e6-4958-b550-50dbd2794958"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=267&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40393&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "6cba904594130cb9b284f17c1c8e4bcc450cfc303e9d9a8431413a6d54368316"
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 267 (96th) — ELECTIONS-GRACE REGISTRATION
Amends the Election Code. Provides that grace period registration runs through the day of the election or primary (now, runs until the 14th day before the election or primary).
## 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=09600HB0267&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40393&DocNum=267&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0267eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40393&DocNum=267&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0267enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40393&DocNum=267&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **3622** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **7045** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- William Davis — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-01-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Davis `filing`
- **2009-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2009-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2009-02-04** Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-05** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-02-05** Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **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 / Standard Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 005-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2009-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2009-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2009-03-25** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 070-045-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **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; 005-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 036-022-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0441 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ee2c779-39e6-4958-b550-50dbd2794958`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).