---
type: "Bill"
title: "DIPG AWARENESS DAY"
description: "Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates May 17th of each year as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day to be observed throughout the State as a day to encourage the people of Illinois to help increase public awareness of this particularly aggressive form of cancer affecting children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2254"
citation: "Illinois SB 2254 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-11-01"
last_action: "2018-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ea36130-9c6b-4a2a-837f-5baa418f45f7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2254&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=108193&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "cf00592fa2f901005f3f9c677f9b2639d4d78ea57f2a36975bf1e48789f0b670"
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 SB 2254 (100th) — DIPG AWARENESS DAY

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates May 17th of each year as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day to be observed throughout the State as a day to encourage the people of Illinois to help increase public awareness of this particularly aggressive form of cancer affecting children.

## 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=10000SB2254&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108193&DocNum=2254&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2254eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108193&DocNum=2254&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2254enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108193&DocNum=2254&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Andy Manar — primary (person)
- Brian W. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-01** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar `filing`
- **2017-11-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-11-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Do Pass State Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading January 30, 2018
- **2018-02-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 21, 2018
- **2018-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- **2018-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2018-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- **2018-04-26** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- **2018-04-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2018-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2018-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2018-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2018-05-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2018-05-22** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2018-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-20** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0622 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ea36130-9c6b-4a2a-837f-5baa418f45f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).