---
type: "Bill"
title: "DESIGNATIONS-STATE VEG-CORN"
description: "Amends the State Designations Act. Designates sweet corn as the official State vegetable of the State of Illinois. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 800"
citation: "Illinois SB 800 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-05"
last_action: "2015-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08579385-18e5-4083-933e-02c6779accf7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=800&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=86001&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "728e432b270a66a04161bfaa8ab67e7dd7c23d47c404231048d47be3160e394f"
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 800 (99th) — DESIGNATIONS-STATE VEG-CORN

Amends the State Designations Act. Designates sweet corn as the official State vegetable 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=09900SB0800&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86001&DocNum=800&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0800eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86001&DocNum=800&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0800enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86001&DocNum=800&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Brian W. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
- John Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- John D. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Katherine Cloonen — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Litesa E. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Demmer — cosponsor (person)
- Wm. Sam McCann — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-05** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann `filing`
- **2015-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-17** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2015-03-19** Do Pass Agriculture; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2015
- **2015-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2015
- **2015-04-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer
- **2015-04-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2015-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2015-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-16** Effective Date July 16, 2015
- **2015-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0064 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08579385-18e5-4083-933e-02c6779accf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).