---
type: "Bill"
title: "ST DATES-ANEURYSM AWARENESS"
description: "Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates each September as Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2506"
citation: "Illinois HB 2506 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-19"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62c658a6-1388-4ab9-b951-bfd710a2f695"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2506&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44757&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "98b5b3d643dc33687d974a4611680f4bb10451d68518b8c20d5289d9c1df5d8f"
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 2506 (96th) — ST DATES-ANEURYSM AWARENESS

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates each September as Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month.

## 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=09600HB2506&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44757&DocNum=2506&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2506eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44757&DocNum=2506&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2506enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44757&DocNum=2506&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra M. Pihos — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 28, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0463 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62c658a6-1388-4ab9-b951-bfd710a2f695`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).