GENERAL ELECTION DAY
- Introduced Feb 16, 2023
- In committee Feb 16, 2023
- Died
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Amends the Election Code. Provides that the date of the general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in even years (rather than November 8, 2022) shall be a State holiday known as General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the State. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code, School Code, and State Universities Civil Service Act making conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Every action
7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- HouseFirst Reading
- CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
- CommitteeAssigned to Ethics & Elections · House Ethics & Elections
- CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
- HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- HouseSession Sine Die
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.
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Maurice A. West, IID Primary sponsor · District 67
All 1 cosponsor
From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.