Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced 2 D cosponsors

SB2158      — ELEC CD-OPEN PRIMARY ELECTIONS

Last action — Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

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

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 07, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Not enough signal yet

Not enough signal yet to read this bill's trajectory — we surface a likelihood only once there's real movement (stage, sponsorship, committee, or votes) to point to.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

This bill changes primary election rules to allow top two vote-getters, regardless of party, to advance to the general election.

The bill amends the Election Code to ensure that the two candidates with the most votes in a primary election move on to the general election, regardless of their political party affiliation. It also repeals related provisions concerning nominations.

Summary

Amends the Election Code. Provides that the 2 candidates in any primary election who receive the most votes in the primary election, regardless of the party affiliation of the candidates, shall be the only 2 candidates certified to participate in the general election. Makes conforming changes. Repeals an Article concerning the making of nominations in certain other cases.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read SB2158 on the official Illinois source →

Action History

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

  2. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026

  3. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026

  4. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026

  5. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026

  6. To Elections

  7. Re-assigned to Executive

  8. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

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

  10. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

  11. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025

  12. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025

  13. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025

  14. To Elections

  15. Assigned to Executive

  16. Referred to Assignments

  17. First Reading

  18. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (181)

181 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 181 →

"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

Subjects

elections
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

What does SB2158      do?
Amends the Election Code. Provides that the 2 candidates in any primary election who receive the most votes in the primary election, regardless of the party affiliation of the candidates, shall be the only 2 candidates certified to participate in the general election. Makes conforming changes. Repeals an Article concerning the making of nominations in certain other cases.
Who sponsors SB2158     ?
SB2158      is sponsored by Rachel Ventura (Democrat) and Graciela Guzmán (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB2158     ?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 07, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SB2158     ?
Track SB2158      free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB2158     

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 SB2158     

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

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

Track this bill →