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HB 2758

Relating to tourism districts.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Paul Evans

Expands preregistration for 16- and 17-year-olds in Illinois, allowing paper and online registration and automating activation when they turn 18.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · HB 2758

Summary — HB 2758 (Voter Preregistration) — with note on mixed document content

Note: The materials you provided combine text from two different bills that share the same bill number in different jurisdictions. The title and majority of the procedural information you supplied point to an elections bill (voter preregistration) (Illinois HB2758, introduced by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet). The packet also contains unrelated Arizona legislative text (an Arizona HB 2758) concerning conversion therapy and civil‑rights code changes. Below I focus on the voter preregistration bill (matching the title “ELEC CD‑VOTER PREREGISTRATION”), and then provide a brief separate note summarizing the Arizona material included in the file.

Primary: Voter preregistration (Illinois HB2758) — main purpose

To expand how and when eligible youth may preregister to vote and to permit a paper preregistration application option administered by the State Board of Elections. The bill provides procedures for transmission and processing of paper preregistration applications received by local election authorities.

Key provisions

  • Preregistration age:

    • Individuals may preregister to vote on or after their 16th birthday.
    • The State Board of Elections holds the preregistration application in abeyance until the registrant reaches voting age (18), then transmits it to the applicable election authority for activation.

  • Methods allowed for preregistration:

    • Preregistration may be completed using:
    • The online voter registration system (Section 1A‑16.5),
    • An electronic voter registration portal tied to an automatic voter registration agency (Section 1A‑16.7), or
    • A paper application provided by the State Board of Elections.

  • Processing of paper applications:

    • If a local election authority receives a paper preregistration application, it must promptly forward that application to the State Board of Elections for processing in accordance with the Election Code.

  • Related voting/registration provisions:

    • A 17‑year‑old who will be 18 on the date of the immediately following general or consolidated election may circulate nominating or public‑question petitions.
    • Persons 16 or older are deemed competent to execute and attest voter registration forms.
    • Existing references to age‑18 voting requirements in the Code are to be interpreted consistent with these preregistration and related provisions.

Who is affected

  • Youth aged 16 and 17: Enables early engagement and preregistration so registration is effective automatically at voting age.
  • State Board of Elections: Gains explicit authority/role to accept and hold paper preregistration applications and to process them when registrants turn 18.
  • Local election authorities: Required to forward received paper preregistration applications to the State Board.
  • Organizations and agencies that operate automatic or online voter registration systems: May be used as permitted methods for preregistration.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Jurisdiction: Illinois — amends Section 3‑6 of the Illinois Election Code (10 ILCS 5/3‑6).
  • Legislative actions noted in your materials (Illinois context):
    • Filed/Introduced early February 2025 (first reading 2/6/2025).
    • Referred to Rules Committee then assigned to Ethics & Elections.
    • Co‑sponsor added March 11, 2025 (Rep. Camille Y. Lilly).
    • Status in your packet later shows referral to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence and Rule 19(a)/re‑referral to Rules Committee (some entries likely reflect cross‑jurisdictional mix).

Practical impact

  • Low to moderate administrative change: creates an explicit pathway for paper preregistration and clarifies processing responsibility (State Board).
  • Likely to increase the number of preregistered younger residents and reduce barriers for youth without reliable online access.
  • Could modestly change workload allocation between local election authorities and the State Board (forwarding/processing of paper forms).

Secondary: Arizona text included in the packet (different HB 2758)

The packet also includes an Arizona bill (same HB number) that is unrelated to the elections matter. Key features of that text:
- Prohibits licensed health providers from performing conversion therapy on persons under 18 (defines conversion therapy; exceptions for clergy acting in a pastoral capacity and for parents/grandparents acting in a parental capacity).
- Declares regulation of conversion therapy a statewide concern preempting local regulation.
- Expands or amends multiple Arizona Revised Statutes in Title 41 and Title 32 to add sexual orientation and gender identity protections in public‑accommodation and civil‑rights provisions and to define “gender identity” and “sexual orientation.”
- The Arizona text includes many cross‑references and amendments across civil‑rights enforcement statutes (some sections truncated in the provided excerpt).

If you want, I can:
- Produce a focused one‑page summary strictly for the Illinois HB2758 with only Illinois sponsors and procedural history, or
- Produce a full standalone summary of the Arizona HB2758 (conversion‑therapy/civil rights) using the included Arizona text. Which would you prefer?

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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