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 Bill Status of HB5617  100th General Assembly


Short Description:  BD ELEC-CORRECTIONS-VOTER INFO

House Sponsors
Rep. Sonya M. Harper

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/8/2019HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
10 ILCS 5/1A-8from Ch. 46, par. 1A-8
730 ILCS 5/3-14-1from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that upon a person's release from the Department of Corrections, the Department shall provide the person with a voting rights information form from the State Board of Elections that is tailored to a person released from a Department of Corrections facility and contains information that includes, but is not limited to, information on eligibility to vote, voting locations, voter registration, and automatic voter registration. Amends the Election Code to require the State Board of Elections to create the form and post it on its website.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/16/2018HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  2/16/2018HouseFirst Reading
  2/16/2018HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/7/2018HouseAssigned to Elections & Campaign Finance Committee
  4/13/2018HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/8/2019HouseSession Sine Die

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