---
type: "Bill"
title: "DESIGNATIONS-STATE TARTAN"
description: "Amends the State Designations Act. Designates the Illinois Saint Andrew Society Tartan as the official tartan of the State of Illinois. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4492"
citation: "Illinois HB 4492 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-01-31"
last_action: "2012-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f75b3ea-fa01-48af-b489-43501bbe4f14"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4492&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64147&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "58c08c781989b83f69f44f8f7e8bd88a10a38d2273fb0ef459d1af4cfafda9c7"
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 4492 (97th) — DESIGNATIONS-STATE TARTAN

Amends the State Designations Act. Designates the Illinois Saint Andrew Society Tartan as the official tartan of the State of Illinois. 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=09700HB4492&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64147&DocNum=4492&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4492eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64147&DocNum=4492&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4492enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64147&DocNum=4492&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **99–5** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dave Syverson — cosponsor (person)
- Mr. Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
- Raymond Poe — primary (person)
- Ron Sandack — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Raymond Poe `filing`
- **2012-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-07** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2012-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- **2012-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2012-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2012-02-29** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2012-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-19** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 24, 2012
- **2012-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2012
- **2012-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ron Sandack
- **2012-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2012-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2012-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 044-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-06** Effective Date July 6, 2012
- **2012-07-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0756 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f75b3ea-fa01-48af-b489-43501bbe4f14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).