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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5126</title>
<shortdesc>ELEC CD-LOST MAIL BALLOT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Carol Ammons and Katie Stuart</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>10 ILCS 5/17-9</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 46, par. 17-9</aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/18-5</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 46, par. 18-5</aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/19A-35</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Election Code. Provides that, if a voter is unable to submit a vote by mail ballot, it shall be sufficient for the voter to submit to the election judges an affidavit executed before the election judges specifying that the voter received a vote by mail ballot, but the vote by mail ballot was misplaced or destroyed, and was unable to bring the vote by mail ballot to the polling place. Makes conforming changes.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/5/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Ethics &amp; Elections</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
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