Illinois 104th Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 958 — ELECTIONS-TECH

Last action — Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

The bill relates to updates in election technology.

This bill addresses advancements in technology used for elections, although specific provisions are not detailed. It focuses on ensuring that election technology is modernized.

Bill Text

Amendments

1 amendment

Click Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.

Action History

  1. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

  2. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  3. Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026

  4. Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026

  5. Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026

  6. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 To Elections

  7. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Executive

  8. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive

  9. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Donald P. DeWitte

  10. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  11. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donald P. DeWitte

  12. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2026

  13. Approved for Consideration Assignments

  14. Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 8, 2026

  15. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  16. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025

  17. Second Reading

  18. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025

  19. Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000

  20. Assigned to Executive

  21. Referred to Assignments

  22. First Reading

  23. Filed with Secretary by Sen. John F. Curran

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 182 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Executive

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 9000
Republican 2002
Total 11002
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Napoleon Harris III Democrat Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
John F. Curran Republican Yea
Neil Anderson Republican Not Voting
Sue Rezin Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subjects

elections technology
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 958?
SB 958 is sponsored by Donald P. DeWitte (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 958?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SB 958?
Track SB 958 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 958

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 958

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →