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SB 98 Illinois Senate · 97th Regular Session

ELECTIONS-VETERANS HOMES

Summary
Amends the Election Code. Extends the "incapacitated voter" provisions to residents of State-operated and federally-operated veterans' homes, hospitals, and facilities located in Illinois in order to qualify for absentee ballots in multiple elections and to require that absentee voting be conducted at the homes, hospitals, and facilities.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Aug 2011
Introduced Apr 15, 2011 Signed Aug 8, 2011
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2011 · House May 11, 2011

How they voted

45–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
Apr 15, 2011
D Democratic28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
50
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Aug 8, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 11, 2011
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 3, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000
lower
Apr 25, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2011
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 15, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0-2)
senate
Mar 17, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Executive; 012-000-000
upper
Mar 16, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 14, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
Mar 9, 2011
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 9, 2011
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno
upper
Feb 16, 2011
Upper · Passed
To Executive Subcommittee on Election Law
upper
Feb 9, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Jan 27, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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