Illinois House Bill 351

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Passed on November 20 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-11-20 - Effective Date November 17, 2023
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Election Code. Creates the Task Force to Review Eligibility to Hold Public Office to review what criminal conduct precludes a person from holding public office in the State and to make recommendations as to what criminal conduct should preclude an individual from holding public office. Includes language relating to Task Force membership, administrative support by the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council, meetings, submission of a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor by May 1, 2024, and repealing the provisions on January 1, 2025. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime for an offense committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and committed while he or she was serving as a public official in the State is ineligible to hold any local public office or any office created by the Constitution of the State unless the person's conviction is reversed, the person is again restored to such rights by the terms of a pardon for the offense, the person has received a restoration of rights by the Governor, or the person's rights are otherwise restored by law. Effective immediately.

ELECTIONS-TECH

Rep. Curtis Tarver [D]	Rep. Michael Kelly [D]	Rep. Harry Benton [D]	Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz [D]
Sen. Don Harmon [D]	Sen. Julie Morrison [D]	Sen. Andrew Chesney [R]	Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [D]
Sen. Adriane Johnson [D]	Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]

2023-11-09 - House - Concurrence in House (Y: 86 N: 18 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-10-25 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-12 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 106 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-11-20	House	Effective Date November 17, 2023
2023-11-20	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0562
2023-11-20	House	Governor Approved
2023-11-14	House	Sent to the Governor
2023-11-09	House	Passed Both Houses
2023-11-09	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 086-018-002
2023-11-09	House	3/5 Vote Required
2023-11-07	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Ethics & Elections; 011-000-000
2023-11-01	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Ethics & Elections
2023-11-01	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
2023-11-01	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
2023-10-25	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2023-10-25	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
2023-10-25	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
2023-10-25	House	Arrived in House
2023-10-25	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
2023-10-25	Senate	3/5 Vote Required
2023-10-25	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2023-10-25	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon
2023-10-25	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2023-10-24	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
2023-10-24	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
2023-10-24	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2023-10-24	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
2023-10-24	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 25, 2023
2023-10-24	Senate	Approved for Consideration Assignments
2023-10-23	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2023-06-26	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2023-05-19	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
2023-05-18	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2023-05-17	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2023
2023-05-17	Senate	Second Reading
2023-05-17	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
2023-05-17	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000
2023-05-17	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
2023-05-17	Senate	Waive Posting Notice
2023-05-16	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
2023-05-16	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
2023-05-16	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2023-05-15	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-05-15	Senate	First Reading
2023-05-15	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
2023-05-15	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2023-05-15	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2023-05-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
2023-05-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
2023-05-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
2023-05-12	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000
2023-05-12	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-05-12	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
2023-05-12	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2023-05-12	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
2023-05-12	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-05-12	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
2023-05-12	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Ethics & Elections; 015-000-000
2023-05-11	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Ethics & Elections
2023-05-11	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-05-11	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
2023-05-11	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
2023-05-10	House	Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
2023-05-10	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-05-10	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
2023-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-21	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate **
2023-03-21	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-01	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
2023-03-01	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
2023-02-23	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2023-01-12	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-01-12	House	First Reading
2022-12-05	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	1-1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=351&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0351.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0351eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0351enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/103/103-0562.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0351ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0351ham002.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0351sam001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB0351_05122023_022000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300HB0351_10252023_001000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB0351sam001_11092023_002000C.pdf