---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE DESIGNATIONS-STATE SNAKE"
description: "Amends the State Designations Act. Designates the Eastern Milksnake as the official State snake of the State of Illinois."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 4821"
citation: "Illinois HB 4821 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dale Fowler", "Dave Severin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-25"
last_action: "2022-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7b41c84-9ac3-450c-885f-cf73fddc13c7"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4821&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=139281&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "e7cbba7625e298050b3b00c7bd92d51a2ac3afd8f3aa4ce74fc5cad3117ced8a"
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 4821 (102nd) — STATE DESIGNATIONS-STATE SNAKE

Amends the State Designations Act. Designates the Eastern Milksnake as the official State snake 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/10200HB4821.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4821eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4821enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–2** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **104–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dale Fowler — primary (person)
- Dave Severin — primary (person)
- Daniel Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
- Michael T. Marron — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J. Joyce — cosponsor (person)
- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Severin `filing`
- **2022-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael T. Marron
- **2022-02-16** Do Pass / Consent Calendar State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2022-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
- **2022-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
- **2022-03-01** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2022-03-03** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2022-03-04** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 104-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- **2022-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2022
- **2022-03-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
- **2022-03-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
- **2022-03-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2022-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 054-002-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-04-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-17** Effective Date January 1, 2023
- **2022-06-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1098 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7b41c84-9ac3-450c-885f-cf73fddc13c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).