---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE AMPHIBIAN REPTILE"
description: "Amends the State Designations Act. Designates the Eastern Tiger Salamander as the official State amphibian of Illinois. Designates the Painted Turtle as the official State reptile of Illinois."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 847"
citation: "Illinois HB 847 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-02"
last_action: "2005-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8eba6e08-7bb0-4642-a57f-31b26d568459"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=847&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15444&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "9bcbf89696da04106928de28f09e7ec66e89057b61a6ffa8e753d6cf67fc5f7f"
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 847 (94th) — STATE AMPHIBIAN REPTILE

Amends the State Designations Act. Designates the Eastern Tiger Salamander as the official State amphibian of Illinois. Designates the Painted Turtle as the official State reptile 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=09400HB0847&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15444&DocNum=847&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0847eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15444&DocNum=847&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0847enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15444&DocNum=847&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bob Biggins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bob Biggins `filing`
- **2005-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-08** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2005-02-10** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2005-02-10** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-02-10** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2005-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
- **2005-02-24** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-004-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2005-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Do Pass State Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2005
- **2005-05-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2005-05-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2005-05-31** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-05-31** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2005-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2005-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0257 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8eba6e08-7bb0-4642-a57f-31b26d568459`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).