File Code: Elections
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 816  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Lenett and Raskin
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Honorable Lorraine M. Sheehan Act to Protect Voting Rights for Individuals
Under Guardianship for Mental Disability
 
Providing that an individual under guardianship for mental disability
is not qualified to be a registered voter if a specified court has
specifically found by clear and convincing evidence that the
individual cannot communicate, with or without accommodations, a
desire to participate in the voting process.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 10/2
 - Pre-filed
 - 1/13
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 1/6
 - Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/8
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 3/9
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/11
 - Third Reading Passed (40-7)
 - 4/5
 - Senate Concur - House Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (42-2)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
House Action
- 3/12
 - First Reading Ways and Means
 - 3/26
 - Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/7
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
 - 3/31
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/1
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (120-17)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/4
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 203
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
 - Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
 - Developmental Disabilities
 - Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
 - Guardians
 - Mental Health
 - Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration
 - Voting -see also- Ballots; Elections
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Election Law
 - (
 3-102 
)
 
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Available
 - Amendments:
 Senate
- Number: 794135/01     Offered on: March 9, 2010       at:
11:06 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
House 
- Number: 785868/01     Offered on: April 7, 2010       at:
10:40 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- 
Committee Votes :
 
 Senate
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
 
House 
- Ways and Means
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 11, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (40-7)
 - April 5, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (42-2)
 
House 
- April 1, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (120-17)