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HB 5755 Illinois House · 98th Regular Session

SCHOOLS AS POLLING PLACES

Summary
Amends the Election Code. Provides that every school board shall offer to the appropriate officer or board having responsibility for providing polling places for elections the use of any and all buildings under its jurisdiction for any and all elections to be held, if so requested by such appropriate officer or board. Provides that, for the day of the election, a school district is encouraged to (i) close the school or (ii) hold a teachers institute on that day with students not in attendance.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2014
Committee Review
May 2014
House Passage
May 2014
Senate Passage
May 2014
Signed into Law
Jul 2014
Introduced Apr 2, 2014 Signed Jul 7, 2014
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2014 · House May 30, 2014

How they voted

23–17
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 47
May 29, 2014
D Democratic30
23 Yea 2 Nay 5
76% Yea
R Republican17
15 Nay 2
88% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
68
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Amendments
9
Jul 7, 2014
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 30, 2014
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 30, 2014
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 062-048-000
lower
May 30, 2014
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary; 010-006-000
lower
May 29, 2014
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary
lower
May 29, 2014
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 29, 2014
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
lower
May 29, 2014
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 29, 2014
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 29, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martinez
upper
May 29, 2014
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-17-7)
senate
May 28, 2014
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 010-003-002
upper
May 28, 2014
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
May 28, 2014
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 28, 2014
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
upper
May 8, 2014
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 010-002-000
upper
Apr 30, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Apr 3, 2014
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 2, 2014
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 26, 2014
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 006-003-000
lower
Mar 26, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 13, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2014
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2014
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
lower
Mar 3, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2014
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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