---
type: "Bill"
title: "MAKE NOVEMBER COPD MONTH"
description: "Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the month of November as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Month. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1455"
citation: "Illinois HB 1455 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-06"
last_action: "2013-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6595598-e2fd-4f2f-90f5-4f12fdefcbf8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1455&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=72211&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "ccff51e53305731eddd3c6a367aea4fc26464957606729af516c942b79c2656d"
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 1455 (98th) — MAKE NOVEMBER COPD MONTH

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the month of November as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Month. 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=09800HB1455&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72211&DocNum=1455&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1455eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72211&DocNum=1455&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1455enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72211&DocNum=1455&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Heather A. Steans — cosponsor (person)
- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra M. Pihos — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos `filing`
- **2013-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-19** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-27** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2013-03-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2013-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2013-03-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2013-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2013-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 12, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2013-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-16** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2013-04-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- **2013-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2013
- **2013-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2013-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2013
- **2013-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0220 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6595598-e2fd-4f2f-90f5-4f12fdefcbf8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).