---
type: "Bill"
title: "SARCOIDOSIS AWARENESS MONTH"
description: "Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the month of April of each year is designated as Sarcoidosis Awareness Month, to be observed throughout the State as a month to promote the awareness of Sarcoidosis disease and treatment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 590"
citation: "Illinois HB 590 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Debbie Meyers-Martin", "Mattie Hunter"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2021-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35e0a3eb-182c-48cb-84e6-5780280ba7ef"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=590&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=128679&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "172ecc79f6d3289e4b15b9803b6d07dc44e95603928c8d6d7cf2b09e040fb82c"
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 590 (102nd) — SARCOIDOSIS AWARENESS MONTH

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the month of April of each year is designated as Sarcoidosis Awareness Month, to be observed throughout the State as a month to promote the awareness of Sarcoidosis disease and treatment.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0590.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0590eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0590enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Debbie Meyers-Martin — primary (person)
- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin `filing`
- **2021-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Human Services Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-13** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2021-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06** Do Pass State Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2021
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2021
- **2021-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2021-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 25, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-23** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0132 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35e0a3eb-182c-48cb-84e6-5780280ba7ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).