Bill Status of HB 351   103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  ELECTIONS-TECH

House Sponsors
Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II-Michael J. Kelly-Harry Benton and Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Don Harmon, Andrew S. Chesney-Julie A. Morrison, Mary Edly-Allen, Adriane Johnson and Mattie Hunter)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  11/17/2023HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0562

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
10 ILCS 5/1-1from Ch. 46, par. 1-1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
10 ILCS 5/1-1
Adds reference to:
10 ILCS 5/1-20.1 new
730 ILCS 5/5-5-5

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Election Code. Creates the Task Force to Review Eligibility to Hold Public Office to review what criminal conduct precludes a person from holding public office in the State and to make recommendations as to what criminal conduct should preclude an individual from holding public office. Includes language relating to Task Force membership, administrative support by the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council, meetings, submission of a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor by May 1, 2024, and repealing the provisions on January 1, 2025. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime for an offense committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and committed while he or she was serving as a public official in the State is ineligible to hold any local public office or any office created by the Constitution of the State unless the person's conviction is reversed, the person is again restored to such rights by the terms of a pardon for the offense, the person has received a restoration of rights by the Governor, or the person's rights are otherwise restored by law. Effective immediately.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Provides that 2 State Representatives shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives to the Task Force (rather than one State Representative) and 2 State Senators shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate to the Task Force (rather than one State Senator). Provides that the Executive Director of the State Board of Elections shall appoint 2 individuals from the State Board of Elections to the Task Force.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Adds reference to:
5 ILCS 312/3-107
P.A. 102-160, Sec. 99

Further amends the Election Code. Extends by one year the date by which the Task Force to Review Eligibility to Hold Public Office must submit its report to the General Assembly. Specifies that the provision creating the Task Force is to be repealed on January 1, 2026 (rather than January 1, 2025). Replaces on the Task Force representatives from the State Board of Elections with representatives from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council. Provides that the State Board of Elections, rather than the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council, will provide administrative support to the Task Force. Provides that the Executive Director of the State Board of Elections, rather than the Executive Director of the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council, shall designate the day, time, and place for each meeting of the Task Force. Amends the Illinois Notary Public Act. Provides that neither a notary public nor an electronic notary public is required to keep a journal of or to otherwise record in a journal a notarial act or an electronic notarial act if that act is performed on specified electoral documents to be filed by or on behalf of a candidate for public office. Provides that this exemption from the Act's ordinarily applicable journaling requirement applies without regard to whether the notarial act is performed before, on, or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Defines "public office". Makes a change to the effective date of Public Act 102-160. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  12/5/2022HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
  1/12/2023HouseFirst Reading
  1/12/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/23/2023HouseAssigned to Executive Committee
  3/1/2023HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
  3/1/2023HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
  3/21/2023HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  3/21/2023HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate **
  3/27/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  5/10/2023HouseApproved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
  5/10/2023HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  5/10/2023HouseThird Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
  5/11/2023HouseChief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
  5/11/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
  5/11/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  5/11/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Ethics & Elections
  5/12/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Ethics & Elections; 015-000-000
  5/12/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
  5/12/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  5/12/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
  5/12/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
  5/12/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
  5/12/2023HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  5/12/2023HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000
  5/12/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
  5/12/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
  5/12/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
  5/15/2023SenateArrive in Senate
  5/15/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  5/15/2023SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
  5/15/2023SenateFirst Reading
  5/15/2023SenateReferred to Assignments
  5/16/2023SenateAssigned to Executive
  5/16/2023SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
  5/16/2023SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
  5/17/2023SenateWaive Posting Notice
  5/17/2023SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
  5/17/2023SenateDo Pass Executive; 012-000-000
  5/17/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
  5/17/2023SenateSecond Reading
  5/17/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2023
  5/18/2023SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
  5/19/2023SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
  6/26/2023SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
  10/23/2023SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  10/24/2023SenateApproved for Consideration Assignments
  10/24/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 25, 2023
  10/24/2023SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
  10/24/2023SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  10/24/2023SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
  10/24/2023SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
  10/25/2023SenateRecalled to Second Reading
  10/25/2023SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon
  10/25/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  10/25/2023Senate3/5 Vote Required
  10/25/2023SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
  10/25/2023HouseArrived in House
  10/25/2023HousePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  10/25/2023SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  10/25/2023SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  11/1/2023HouseSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
  11/1/2023HouseSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
  11/1/2023HouseSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Ethics & Elections
  11/7/2023HouseSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Ethics & Elections; 011-000-000
  11/9/2023House3/5 Vote Required
  11/9/2023HouseSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 086-018-002
  11/9/2023HousePassed Both Houses
  11/14/2023HouseSent to the Governor
  11/17/2023HouseGovernor Approved
  11/17/2023HouseEffective Date November 17, 2023
  11/17/2023HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0562

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