How SB1586 became P.A. 97-81

Otto von Bismarck said, "Laws are like sausages. It's better not to see them being made."

And, in Illinois, if you insist on trying to see how laws are made, sometimes you have to look very quickly.

The General Assembly website tracks how a bill that was originally drafted to take the Secretary of State out of the business of registering voters became a bill that, inter alia, substantially changes how judges are elected in Illinois. The following table shows the actions taken on the bill. Keep in mind that May 31 was the very last day of the regular legislative session.

The final amendment of the bill, House passage, and Senate concurrence in the dramatically revised bill all happened in a single day, on June 22, the very next day the Senate was in session. (The State House had a "perfunctory session" on June 21.)


Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2011	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
2/9/2011	Senate	First Reading
2/9/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/23/2011	Senate	Assigned to Executive
3/3/2011	Senate	To Executive Subcommittee on State Government Operations
3/14/2011	Senate	Reported Back To Executive; 002-001-000
3/17/2011	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 014-000-000
3/17/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
4/8/2011	Senate	Second Reading
4/8/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
4/14/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
4/14/2011	House	Arrived in House
4/27/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/27/2011	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
4/27/2011	House	First Reading
4/27/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/28/2011	House	Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
5/10/2011	House	Do Pass / Standard Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 004-003-000
5/10/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
5/26/2011	House	Second Reading - Standard Debate
5/26/2011	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate
5/27/2011	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 004-003-000
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
5/31/2011	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ron Stephens
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ron Stephens
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Balanced Budget Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ron Stephens
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Correctional Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ron Stephens
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Home Rule Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ron Stephens
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ron Stephens
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ron Stephens
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ron Stephens
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Pension Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ron Stephens
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Debt Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ron Stephens
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed as Amended
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Correctional Note Filed as Amended
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Filed as Amended
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed as Amended
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Pension Note Filed as Amended
5/31/2011	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Balanced Budget Note Filed as Amended
5/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
5/31/2011	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate
5/31/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/31/2011	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
6/21/2011	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 24, 2011
6/21/2011	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
6/21/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
6/21/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
6/21/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
6/21/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
6/22/2011	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
6/22/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
6/22/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
6/22/2011	House	3/5 Vote Required
6/22/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-022-000
6/22/2011	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2, 3
6/22/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2, 3 - June 22, 2011
6/22/2011	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon
6/22/2011	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
6/22/2011	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon
6/22/2011	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
6/22/2011	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon
6/22/2011	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
6/22/2011	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments;
6/22/2011	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments;
6/22/2011	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments;
6/22/2011	Senate	3/5 Vote Required
6/22/2011	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
6/22/2011	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
6/22/2011	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
6/22/2011	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/22/2011	Senate	Sent to the Governor
7/5/2011	Senate	Governor Approved
7/5/2011	Senate	Effective Date July 5, 2011; Generally Effective;Some parts effective on the Effective Date of Senate Bill 63 of the 97th General Assembly.
7/5/2011	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0081