Illinois 94th Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 715 — ELECTIONS-COLLEGE ADDRESS

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0492

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 01, 2005. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Election Code. Requires each public university and college in Illinois, at the beginning of each academic year, to ask each student who is an Illinois registered voter if the student wishes to change his or her voter registration address. If so, requires the school to submit those changes to the appropriate election authorities electronically. Requires election authorities to accept such changes of student address and waives any signature requirement for a change of address with respect to those students.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

6 added · 6 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill HB 715 replaced the word "Engrossed" with "Enrolled" in the document. This change is important because it indicates that the bill has completed one step in the legislative process and is now ready for final approval. It signals progress in moving the bill closer to becoming law.

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HB0715 Engrossed LRB094 05479 JAM 35526 b AN ACT concerning elections.
HB0715 Enrolled LRB094 05479 JAM 35526 b AN ACT concerning elections.
If you do not have a driver’s license or social security number, and this form is submitted by mail, and you have never registered to vote in the jurisdiction you are now registering in, then you must send, with this HB0715 Engrossed - 2 - LRB094 05479 JAM 35526 b application, either (i) a copy of a current and valid photo identification, or (ii) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter.
If you do not have a driver’s license or social security number, and this form is submitted by mail, and you have never registered to vote in the jurisdiction you are now registering in, then you must send, with this HB0715 Enrolled - 2 - LRB094 05479 JAM 35526 b application, either (i) a copy of a current and valid photo identification, or (ii) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter.
The county clerk or board of election commissioners shall promulgate procedures for HB0715 Engrossed - 3 - LRB094 05479 JAM 35526 b processing the voter registration form.
The county clerk or board of election commissioners shall promulgate procedures for HB0715 Enrolled - 3 - LRB094 05479 JAM 35526 b processing the voter registration form.
HB0715 Engrossed - 4 - LRB094 05479 JAM 35526 b (12) A space for a person without an Illinois driver’s license to fill in his or her identification number from his or her State Identification card issued by the Secretary of State.
HB0715 Enrolled - 4 - LRB094 05479 JAM 35526 b (12) A space for a person without an Illinois driver’s license to fill in his or her identification number from his or her State Identification card issued by the Secretary of State.
The State Board of HB0715 Engrossed - 5 - LRB094 05479 JAM 35526 b Elections shall make the voter registration form available in regular paper stock and form in sufficient quantities for the general public.
The State Board of HB0715 Enrolled - 5 - LRB094 05479 JAM 35526 b Elections shall make the voter registration form available in regular paper stock and form in sufficient quantities for the general public.
Each public HB0715 Engrossed - 6 - LRB094 05479 JAM 35526 b institution of higher learning in Illinois must make available on its World Wide Web site a downloadable, printable voter registration form that complies with the requirements in subsection (d) of Section 1A-16 for the State Board of Elections’ voter registration form.
Each public HB0715 Enrolled - 6 - LRB094 05479 JAM 35526 b institution of higher learning in Illinois must make available on its World Wide Web site a downloadable, printable voter registration form that complies with the requirements in subsection (d) of Section 1A-16 for the State Board of Elections’ voter registration form.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0492

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2006

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Third Reading - Passed; 033-020-002

  7. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul

  8. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2005

  9. Second Reading

  10. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005

  11. Do Pass Local Government; 007-002-000

  12. Postponed - Local Government

  13. Assigned to Local Government

  14. Referred to Rules

  15. First Reading

  16. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg

  17. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2005

  18. Arrive in Senate

  19. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire

  20. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore

  21. Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 083-030-000

  22. Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate

  23. Removed from Short Debate Status Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

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

  25. Second Reading - Short Debate

  26. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  27. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 007-000-000

  28. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote

  29. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee

  30. Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin

  31. Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos

  32. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks

  33. Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee

  34. Referred to Rules Committee

  35. First Reading

  36. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

Sponsors

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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

Third Reading

Passed 33 Yea · 20 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 291905
Democrat 4001
Republican 0100
Total 332006
% of votes cast 56%34%0%10%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Nay
Silverstein — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Nay
Burzynski — Nay
Haine — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Link — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Pankau — Nay
Munoz — Yea
Brady — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Forby — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Nay
Petka — Nay
Lauzen — Nay
Jones, J. — Nay
Watson — Nay
Jones, W. — Nay
Luechtefeld — Nay
Winkel — Not Voting
Wojcik — Not Voting
Cronin — Nay
Dahl — Nay
Dillard — Not Voting
Garrett — Not Voting
Peterson — Nay
Radogno — Nay
Raoul — Yea
Rauschenberger — Not Voting
Righter — Nay
Risinger — Nay
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Nay
Rutherford — Nay
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Not Voting
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Nay

Third Reading

Passed 83 Yea · 30 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 732904
Democrat 8001
Republican 2100
Total 833005
% of votes cast 70%25%0%4%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Nay
Schock — Yea
Soto — Yea
Leitch — Nay
Lindner — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Not Voting
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Nay
Black — Nay
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Nay
Brauer — Nay
Brosnahan — Yea
Meyer — Nay
Graham — Yea
Myers — Nay
Jefferson — Yea
Jenisch — Nay
Howard — Yea
Krause — Nay
Jones — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Madigan — Not Voting
McKeon — Not Voting
Mulligan — Nay
Munson — Yea
Sullivan — Nay
Mitchell, Jerry — Nay
Nekritz — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Parke — Nay
Phelps — Yea
Watson — Nay
Pihos — Nay
Sommer — Nay
Tenhouse — Nay
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Nay
Washington — Yea
Winters — Nay
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Churchill — Nay
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Nay
Cultra — Nay
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Daniels — Not Voting
Dunn — Nay
Hassert — Nay
Hultgren — Nay
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Nay
Lang — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Millner — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Scully — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Poe — Nay
Reis — Nay
Ryg — 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 Not Voting
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Nay
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 715 do?
Amends the Election Code. Requires each public university and college in Illinois, at the beginning of each academic year, to ask each student who is an Illinois registered voter if the student wishes to change his or her voter registration address. If so, requires the school to submit those changes to the appropriate election authorities electronically. Requires election authorities to accept such changes of student address and waives any signature requirement for a change of address with respect to those students.
Who sponsors HB 715?
HB 715 is sponsored by Chapa LaVia.
What is the current status of HB 715?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 01, 2005. Enacted.
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