---
type: "Bill"
title: "COMMEMORATIVE DATES-SLAVES"
description: "Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates each February 28th as a day for the commemoration of and reflection upon the contributions of African American slaves to Illinois and the United States. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4586"
citation: "Illinois HB 4586 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-06-24"
last_action: "2010-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ef70977-d559-4b4d-8f45-61f2b8bce133"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4586&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=48291&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "5b09c37a3992a85e8b0161c8424049068491149359f54b0092f9d147108acd28"
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 4586 (96th) — COMMEMORATIVE DATES-SLAVES

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates each February 28th as a day for the commemoration of and reflection upon the contributions of African American slaves to Illinois and the United States. 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=09600HB4586&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=48291&DocNum=4586&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4586eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=48291&DocNum=4586&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4586enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=48291&DocNum=4586&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- LaShawn K. Ford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-06-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford `filing`
- **2009-07-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-07-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-27** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-02-24** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 9, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2010-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2010-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-06-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-06-18** Effective Date June 18, 2010
- **2010-06-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0930 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7ef70977-d559-4b4d-8f45-61f2b8bce133`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).