IL HB0002 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-30 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-30 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Election Code. Repeals provisions that prohibit a person that is serving a sentence of confinement in any penal institution from voting until his or her release from confinement. Further amends the Election Code and amends the Unified Code of Corrections making conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
Title
ELEC CODE-INCARCERATED BAN
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Assigned to Ethics & Elections |
| 2025-01-09 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-01-09 | House | First Reading |
| 2024-12-02 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 5 | 24-1.1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 10 | 5 | 24A-3 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 10 | 5 | 24B-3 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 10 | 5 | 3-5 | Repealed Code | Citation Text |
| 730 | 5 | 5-5-5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
