---
type: "Bill"
title: "AMERICAN FLAGS-BUY U.S."
description: "Amends the Flag Display Act. Provides that no State institution or agency may purchase any American flags except those manufactured in the Unites State of America. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1753"
citation: "Illinois SB 1753 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-19"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/491e7917-8b81-414b-8441-b754354eea98"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1753&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44488&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "5ac5c483859698523d6e29861c590b1c00401eeecc14efd309f5faacef7dc464"
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 1753 (96th) — AMERICAN FLAGS-BUY U.S.

Amends the Flag Display Act. Provides that no State institution or agency may purchase any American flags except those manufactured in the Unites State of America. 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=09600SB1753&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44488&DocNum=1753&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1753eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44488&DocNum=1753&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1753enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44488&DocNum=1753&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
- Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)
- Jack McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — primary (person)
- Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `filing`
- **2009-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2009-03-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2009-03-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2009-03-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Commerce; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-03-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 2, 2009
- **2009-04-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
- **2009-04-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2009-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2009-05-06** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-05-07** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2009-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0344 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/491e7917-8b81-414b-8441-b754354eea98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).