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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1637         </title>
<shortdesc>ELEC CODE-TRACK MAIL BALLOT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Ram Villivalam</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>10 ILCS 5/1-3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 46, par. 1-3</aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/19-4</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 46, par. 19-4</aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/20-4</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 46, par. 20-4</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Election Code. Provides that an election authority shall provide a trackable return envelope to return a vote by mail ballot, including absentee ballots for voters in military or naval service. Requires each election authority to provide online access to the vote by mail ballot list and corresponding dates to when the ballot was requested, received, and returned to the election authority and to update the online vote by mail status list daily. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Subcommittee on Election Law</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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