---
type: "Bill"
title: "SPINAL CORD INJURY AWARENESS"
description: "Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates each September as Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 264"
citation: "Illinois HB 264 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-12"
last_action: "2007-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6dd0de37-43d2-4437-a520-c0a132fafaa3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=264&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27008&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "96de98e91ae30199b9bb6b0cf72459aa611e38172202b20946258e33af286a5a"
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 264 (95th) — SPINAL CORD INJURY AWARENESS

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates each September as Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month. 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=09500HB0264&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27008&DocNum=264&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0264eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27008&DocNum=264&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0264enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27008&DocNum=264&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dale E. Risinger — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Coulson — primary (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-01-12** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson `filing`
- **2007-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-31** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-02-07** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-02-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2007-03-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2007-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-19** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2007
- **2007-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2007-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2007-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2007
- **2007-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0044 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6dd0de37-43d2-4437-a520-c0a132fafaa3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).