Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 30 — VOTING BY MINORS ACT

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0230

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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 17, 2002. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    0 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Creates the Voting by Minors Act. Requires the State Board of Elections and State Board of Education to jointly develop a program under which kindergarten through 12th grade students in participating school districts located in participating counties vote in a simulated election conducted at actual polling places in conjunction with the 2004 general election. Provides that implementation of the program shall be accomplished with volunteers and private funding. Requires the State Board of Elections and State Board of Education to develop an educational component of the program to be offered to the schools of participating districts and to adopt rules preparatory to the program's implementation. Specifies reporting and timetable requirements. Effective immediately.

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4 added · 4 removed

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The latest version of Bill HB 30 has replaced some language from the earlier draft. Specifically, four lines have been added, while four lines have been removed. This change is important because it typically indicates a clarification or improvement in the bill's intent, possibly addressing concerns raised during discussions. Such adjustments help ensure that the legislation is more effective and better serves the needs of the community.

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HB0030 Engrossed LRB093 02371 JAM 02379 b AN ACT relating to simulated voting by minors.
HB0030 Enrolled LRB093 02371 JAM 02379 b AN ACT relating to simulated voting by minors.
(iii) shall HB0030 Engrossed -2- LRB093 02371 JAM 02379 b prescribe the responsibilities of those boards, including securing the necessary private funding and volunteer assistance required to implement the program;
(iii) shall HB0030 Enrolled -2- LRB093 02371 JAM 02379 b prescribe the responsibilities of those boards, including securing the necessary private funding and volunteer assistance required to implement the program;
HB0030 Engrossed -3- LRB093 02371 JAM 02379 b Section 25.
HB0030 Enrolled -3- LRB093 02371 JAM 02379 b Section 25.
The State Board of Elections and State Board of Education shall adopt rules under which (i) HB0030 Engrossed -4- LRB093 02371 JAM 02379 b counties and school districts that chose to participate in the voting by minors program are determined beginning no later than March 1, 2004, (ii) the county and statewide boards described in subsection (b) of Section 10 are established no later than July 1, 2004, and (iii) the availability of sufficient private funding is determined by August 1, 2004, along with those counties and school districts that will be actual program participants.
The State Board of Elections and State Board of Education shall adopt rules under which (i) HB0030 Enrolled -4- LRB093 02371 JAM 02379 b counties and school districts that chose to participate in the voting by minors program are determined beginning no later than March 1, 2004, (ii) the county and statewide boards described in subsection (b) of Section 10 are established no later than July 1, 2004, and (iii) the availability of sufficient private funding is determined by August 1, 2004, along with those counties and school districts that will be actual program participants.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0230

  2. Effective Date July 22, 2003

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  6. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks

  7. Passed Both Houses

  8. Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000

  9. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003

  10. Second Reading

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2003

  12. Do Pass Local Government; 008-002-000

  13. Assigned to Local Government

  14. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  15. Referred to Rules

  16. First Reading

  17. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

  18. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 19, 2003

  19. Arrive in Senate

  20. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons

  21. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider

  22. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary K. O'Brien

  23. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles

  24. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin

  25. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-002-000

  26. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  27. Second Reading - Short Debate

  28. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland

  29. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  30. Do Pass / Short Debate Elections and Campaign Reform Committee; 009-000-000

  31. Assigned to Elections and Campaign Reform Committee

  32. Referred to Rules Committee

  33. First Reading

  34. Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang

Sponsors

  • Lou Lang · Cosponsor
  • James T. Meeks · Cosponsor
  • Martin A. Sandoval · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Lou Lang
  • James T. Meeks
  • Martin A. Sandoval

Not signed on (180)

180 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46005
Democrat 7000
Republican 1000
Total 54005
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Soden — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Link — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Obama — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Watson — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Woolard — Yea
Luechtefeld — Not Voting
Jacobs — Not Voting
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Wojcik — Not Voting
Dillard — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Not Voting
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Not Voting
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 113 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 101203
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 113203
% of votes cast 96%2%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Slone — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Nay
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Brunsvold — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
O'Brien — Yea
Parke — Yea
Krause — Yea
Howard — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Lindner — Not Voting
Watson — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Jones — Yea
Molaro — Not Voting
Davis, Monique — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Nay
Mulligan — Yea
Munson — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Novak — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Turner — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Wirsing — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Lang — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Millner — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Scully — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Capparelli — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Forby — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hartke — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Currie — Yea
Daniels — Not Voting
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Poe — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 30 do?
Creates the Voting by Minors Act. Requires the State Board of Elections and State Board of Education to jointly develop a program under which kindergarten through 12th grade students in participating school districts located in participating counties vote in a simulated election conducted at actual polling places in conjunction with the 2004 general election. Provides that implementation of the program shall be accomplished with volunteers and private funding. Requires the State Board of Elections and State Board of Education to develop an educational component of the program to be offered to the schools of participating districts and to adopt rules preparatory to the program's implementation. Specifies reporting and timetable requirements. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB 30?
HB 30 is sponsored by Lou Lang, James T. Meeks, and Martin A. Sandoval.
What is the current status of HB 30?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 17, 2002. Enacted.
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