Illinois · House Bill 39 · 103rd General Assembly

ELEC CODE-INCARCERATED BAN

HB 39 Sponsored by La Shawn K. Ford Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 5, 2022
  2. In committee Jan 12, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Election Code. Repeals provisions that prohibit a person that is serving a sentence of confinement in any penal institution from voting until his or her release from confinement. Further amends the Election Code and amends the Unified Code of Corrections making conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2024.

Every action

26 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 18 earlier steps
  1. HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Ethics & Elections · House Ethics & Elections
  5. HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  6. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  7. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Ethics & Elections · House Ethics & Elections
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
  9. HouseMotion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Ethics & Elections; Rep. Natalie A. Manley
  10. HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
  11. HouseMotion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
  12. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  13. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  14. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
  15. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  16. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
  17. HouseChief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Bob Morgan
  18. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  3. CommitteeAssigned to Ethics & Elections · House Ethics & Elections
  4. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Ethics & Elections · House Ethics & Elections
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  6. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  7. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 7 Democrats.

All 7 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.