Illinois House Bill 2009 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 30 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0681
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person who (i) filed a statement of candidacy as an established political party's candidate at a general primary or (ii) voted at an established political party's general primary may not file a statement of candidacy as an independent candidate or as a different party's candidate at the immediately following general election. A person may file a statement of candidacy for a partisan office as a qualified primary voter of an established political party regardless of any prior filing of candidacy for a partisan office or voting the ballot of an established political party at any prior election. Effective immediately.

ELECTIONS-PARTY SWITCHING

Rep. Mike Fortner [R]

Rep. Sidney Mathias [R]

Sen. Don Harmon [D]

2012-03-29 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 53 N: 3 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-27 - Senate - Motion in Senate (Y: 33 N: 19 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-03-29 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 75 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-30	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0681
2012-03-30	House	Effective Date March 30, 2012
2012-03-30	House	Governor Approved
2012-03-29	House	Sent to the Governor
2012-03-29	House	Passed Both Houses
2012-03-29	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 053-003-000
2012-03-28	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2012
2012-03-28	Senate	Second Reading
2012-03-28	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
2012-03-28	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
2012-03-27	Senate	Waive Posting Notice
2012-03-27	Senate	Motion Prevailed 033-019-000
2012-03-27	Senate	Motion Filed Sen. Don Harmon; to Waive all Posting Requirements.
2012-03-27	Senate	Re-assigned to Executive
2011-05-13	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2011-05-05	Senate	To Executive Subcommittee on Election Law
2011-04-27	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2011-03-30	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2011-03-30	Senate	First Reading
2011-03-30	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
2011-03-30	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2011-03-30	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2011-03-29	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-038-001
2011-03-17	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2011-03-17	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2011-03-16	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2011-03-15	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000
2011-02-23	House	Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
2011-02-23	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
2011-02-17	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2011-02-17	House	First Reading
2011-02-17	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	7-43	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2009&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB2009.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB2009eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB2009enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/097-0681.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/votehistory/97/house/09700HB2009_03292011_015000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/votehistory/97/senate/09700HB2009_03272012_002000M.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/votehistory/97/senate/09700HB2009_03292012_022000T.pdf