---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE DESIGNATIONS-STATE PET"
description: "Amends the State Designations Act. Provides that shelter dogs and shelter cats that are residing in or have been adopted from a shelter or rescue facility in this State are designated as the official State pet of the State of Illinois. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 812"
citation: "Illinois HB 812 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-30"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b69ccdf-a97a-41fe-9ea7-06c8825162f4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=812&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=101258&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "709a1a5a9a390ffc27f53d20c476f75c68a88dc80c8f1f9924c97904b25ccb54"
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 812 (100th) — STATE DESIGNATIONS-STATE PET

Amends the State Designations Act. Provides that shelter dogs and shelter cats that are residing in or have been adopted from a shelter or rescue facility in this State are designated as the official State pet of the State of Illinois. Effective immediately.

## 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=10000HB0812&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101258&DocNum=812&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0812eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101258&DocNum=812&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0812enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101258&DocNum=812&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **44–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Wojcicki Jimenez — primary (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez `filing`
- **2017-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2017-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
- **2017-02-08** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2017-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
- **2017-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christine Winger
- **2017-02-23** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2017-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
- **2017-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
- **2017-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 14, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2017-03-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2017-05-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2017-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2017-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **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`
- **2017-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 044-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2017
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0353 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b69ccdf-a97a-41fe-9ea7-06c8825162f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).