Illinois General Assembly Website - Frequently Asked Questions
A. Registering allows you to:
Save your profile (name, address, phone, email, business, representation) so you don’t re-enter it on each witness slip.
Create a witness slip in just a few clicks.
View all witness slips you filed for the current GA.
Update your profile, testimony, and positions on filed witness slips (when eligible).
A. If the hearing status is still active, you can log in with a registered account, go to “My Witness Slips” to edit. However, if you submitted without being logged in, you cannot change the slip after submission.
A. No. Even registered users cannot delete a witness slip once submitted.
A.Senate – Until the end of the day of the hearing’s scheduled date. House – Until the hearing concludes.
A. You must submit a new witness slip for the new posting date.
A. No. Your slip remains valid if the hearing is later the same day.
A. Yes – If the hearing is reposted for a different date. If it is simply continued on the same posted hearing you will not need a new witness slip.
A. Yes. Each committee hearing requires its own slip, even for the same bill.
A. Immediately. As soon as you see the hearing posted, slips can be filed.
A. Passwords must: Be at least 8 characters long Include at least one number Be case-sensitive
A. Use Reset Password and access ILGA.gov.
A. No. Hard copies must be provided: Senate – Contact the committee chairperson. House – Fax to 217-557-2165 or mail to: Illinois State House, Room 426 401 S. Second Street Springfield, IL 62706
A. One who is in favor of the legislation.
A. One who is against the legislation.
A. Click the refresh icon next to the CAPTCHA field to generate a new one.
A. CAPTCHA is only shown for unregistered or logged-out users. Register and sign in to ILGA.gov, and CAPTCHA will not appear on witness slips.