Illinois Senate Bill 1970 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Passed on January 23 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-01-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0624
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Election Code. Provides that a student entitled to vote in a primary, general, special election, or any election at which propositions are submitted to a popular vote in this State is entitled to be absent from school for 2 hours to vote on a day in which early voting is offered or on the day of the election. Provides that the school may specify the hours in which the student may be absent. Provides that a student who is absent from school to vote is not considered absent for the purposes of calculating enrollment under evidence-based funding in the School Code.

ELEC CODE-STUDENT VOTE

Sen. Elgie Sims [D]	Sen. Robert Peters [D]	Sen. Julie Morrison [D]	Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]
Sen. Christopher Belt [D]	Sen. Scott Bennett [D]	Sen. Laura Murphy [D]	Sen. Ram Villivalam [D]
Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]	Rep. Nicholas Smith [D]	Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]	Rep. Lindsey LaPointe [D]
Sen. Celina Villanueva [D]	Rep. Justin Slaughter [D]	Rep. Carol Ammons [D]

2019-10-29 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 74 N: 40 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-04-10 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 40 N: 10 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-23	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0624
2020-01-23	Senate	Effective Date June 1, 2020
2020-01-23	Senate	Governor Approved
2019-11-25	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2019-10-29	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2019-10-29	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Celina Villanueva
2019-10-29	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
2019-10-29	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robyn Gabel
2019-10-29	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva
2019-10-29	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
2019-10-29	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
2019-10-29	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-040-000
2019-10-29	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2019-10-28	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2019-10-28	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2019-10-28	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2019-10-28	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000
2019-10-28	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2019-10-28	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 27, 2019
2019-10-28	House	Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
2019-10-28	House	Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Gregory Harris
2019-10-28	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2019-05-10	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-05-07	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
2019-04-30	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2019-04-11	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-04-11	House	First Reading
2019-04-11	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
2019-04-11	House	Arrived in House
2019-04-10	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 040-010-000
2019-04-04	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2019-04-04	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2019-04-04	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sims
2019-04-04	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2019-04-04	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 014-002-000
2019-04-03	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
2019-03-28	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2019-03-28	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2019-03-20	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2019
2019-03-20	Senate	Second Reading
2019-03-13	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2019
2019-03-13	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 014-001-003
2019-03-13	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
2019-03-13	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
2019-03-13	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2019-03-13	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2019-03-13	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2019-03-13	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
2019-03-13	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
2019-03-05	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2019-02-15	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2019-02-15	Senate	First Reading
2019-02-15	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	17-15	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	7-42	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1970&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1970.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1970eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1970enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/101/101-0624.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1970sam001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/101/senate/10100SB1970_04102019_088000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/101/house/10100SB1970_10292019_023000T.pdf