---
type: "Bill"
title: "DESIGNATIONS-STATE PIE-PUMPKIN"
description: "Amends the State Designations Act. Designates pumpkin pie as the official State pie of the State of Illinois."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 208"
citation: "Illinois HB 208 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-15"
last_action: "2015-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ee2a2e5-866a-460c-98e3-b9a9615bc266"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=208&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=83852&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "fae60fbe9944d8a3d01e6357db4222b1c35fb5e4aecd0f28798b95e57b343297"
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 208 (99th) — DESIGNATIONS-STATE PIE-PUMPKIN

Amends the State Designations Act. Designates pumpkin pie as the official State pie of the State of Illinois.

## 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=09900HB0208&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=83852&DocNum=208&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0208eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=83852&DocNum=208&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0208enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=83852&DocNum=208&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Keith P. Sommer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-01-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Keith P. Sommer `filing`
- **2015-01-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-01-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2015-02-03** Assigned to Museums, Arts, & Cultural Enhancement Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- **2015-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2015-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Museums, Arts, & Cultural Enhancement Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-16** Motion - Move to Previous Question Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2015-04-16** Motion Prevailed
- **2015-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-003-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Reginald Phillips
- **2015-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady
- **2015-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-07** Do Pass Agriculture; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2015
- **2015-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0364 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ee2a2e5-866a-460c-98e3-b9a9615bc266`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).