---
type: "Bill"
title: "HOLOCAUST COMMISSION EXTENSION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission Act. Extends the repeal of the Act from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2032. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 544"
citation: "Illinois SB 544 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jonathan Carroll", "Sara Feigenholtz"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-23"
last_action: "2021-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9343edf-3fbb-4a53-80ad-4e84cd2dd1a5"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=544&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=133131&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "d47d612b51221f008982732111fb54733cd37348f27cb9cb2c247bddacb8dc15"
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 544 (102nd) — HOLOCAUST COMMISSION EXTENSION

Amends the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission Act. Extends the repeal of the Act from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2032. Effective immediately.

## 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/SB/PDF/10200SB0544.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0544eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0544enr.pdf)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Jonathan Carroll — primary (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
- Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Caulkins — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
- Deanne M. Mazzochi — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-23** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2021-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Assigned to Human Rights `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- **2021-03-19** Do Pass Human Rights; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 23, 2021
- **2021-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 25, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2021-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
- **2021-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2021-05-05** Do Pass / Consent Calendar State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
- **2021-05-12** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-14** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2021-05-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
- **2021-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2021
- **2021-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0355 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9343edf-3fbb-4a53-80ad-4e84cd2dd1a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).