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SB 561 Illinois Senate · 93rd Regular Session

POLLING PLACE ACCESSIBILITY

Summary
Amends the Election Code. Requires that all polling places be accessible to handicapped and elderly electors by January 1, 2004, as determined by rule of the State Board of Elections. Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
Senate Passage
Apr 2003
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 4, 2003 Last action Jan 11, 2005
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2003

How they voted

52–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 53
Apr 3, 2003
D Democratic28
28 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
4
Committee
8
Amendments
2
May 2, 2003
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 3, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (52-0-1)
senate
Mar 12, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 007-000-000
upper
Mar 11, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 11, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
upper
Mar 10, 2003
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 10, 2003
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
upper
Feb 19, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Feb 18, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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