---
type: "Bill"
title: "DESIGNATIONS ACT-STATE MICROBE"
description: "Amends the State Designations Act. Provides that Penicillium chrysogenum NRRL 1951 is designated the official State microbe of the State of Illinois."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 1879"
citation: "Illinois HB 1879 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Koehler", "Ryan Spain"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-16"
last_action: "2021-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6bec98d-1549-426d-8efb-244a9660a9e7"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1879&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=130622&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "511d326e39c4690bde9094c044fe45a35060c218d36f57061193e292c77ae3da"
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 1879 (102nd) — DESIGNATIONS ACT-STATE MICROBE

Amends the State Designations Act. Provides that Penicillium chrysogenum NRRL 1951 is designated the official State microbe 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](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1879.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1879eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1879sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1879enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **118–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Koehler — primary (person)
- Ryan Spain — primary (person)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Butler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ryan Spain `filing`
- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2021-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass / Consent Calendar State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-14** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 117-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-21** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 29, 2021
- **2021-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
- **2021-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Do Pass as Amended State Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 27, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2021-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ryan Spain
- **2021-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2021-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000
- **2021-05-31** House Concurs
- **2021-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0402 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6bec98d-1549-426d-8efb-244a9660a9e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).