---
type: "Bill"
title: "DESIGNATIONS-STATE EXERCISE"
description: "Amends the State Designations Act. Provides that cycling is designated as the official State exercise of Illinois."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 2895"
citation: "Illinois HB 2895 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a101e33-d33f-4d4e-99bd-b140ead374cd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2895&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104380&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "bea66054a5317b8bfdf47649177f9a8f6b33976967cf8596de300c403632bde0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 2895 (100th) — DESIGNATIONS-STATE EXERCISE

Amends the State Designations Act. Provides that cycling is designated as the official State exercise of Illinois.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2895&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104380&DocNum=2895&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2895eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104380&DocNum=2895&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2895enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104380&DocNum=2895&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **45–7** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chuck Weaver — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Severin — primary (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Severin `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2017-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2017-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2017-03-07** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Tim Butler
- **2017-03-15** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2017-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-04-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- **2017-04-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2017-05-12** To Subcommittee on State Designations
- **2017-05-12** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
- **2017-05-19** Reported Back To State Government; 003-000-000
- **2017-05-19** Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 22, 2017
- **2017-05-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2017-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 045-007-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0383 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a101e33-d33f-4d4e-99bd-b140ead374cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).