Bill Status of HB 4709   103rd General Assembly


Short Description:  ELEC CD-SCHOOL POLLING PLACE

House Sponsors
Rep. Maura Hirschauer-Janet Yang Rohr

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  4/5/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
10 ILCS 5/1-24
10 ILCS 5/11-4.1from Ch. 46, par. 11-4.1
105 ILCS 5/10-20.87 new
105 ILCS 5/22-21from Ch. 122, par. 22-21
105 ILCS 5/34-2.3from Ch. 122, par. 34-2.3

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. Provides that the county board or board of election commissioners may use public school buildings as polling places only if a school board or a local school council approves the use of that school. Provides that, if the county board or board of election commissioners uses all convenient and available public buildings and determines that a public school building is needed as a polling place, it shall send a written request to use the public school building to the school board or local school council. Sets forth provisions concerning the contents of the request and the response to the request. Amends the School Code. Provides that each school board or local school council shall have the power to approve or deny, in accordance with the school board or local school council's rules and policies, any request of a county board or board of election commissioners to use a school building as a polling place. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/2/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  2/6/2024HouseFirst Reading
  2/6/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/14/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  2/28/2024HouseAssigned to Ethics & Elections
  4/5/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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