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type: "Bill"
title: "DESIGNATIONS-STATE WILDFLOWER"
description: "Amends the State Designations Act. Designates milkweed as the official State wildflower of the State of Illinois. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 2568"
citation: "Illinois HB 2568 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de1edee8-b66b-4af5-b9af-8789dfc06fd0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2568&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=103808&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "5a7d4fd157fd721327a2b9e919f34bed564d968184642dc25ee7c769aa6c6ab1"
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 2568 (100th) — DESIGNATIONS-STATE WILDFLOWER
Amends the State Designations Act. Designates milkweed as the official State wildflower 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=10000HB2568&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103808&DocNum=2568&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2568eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103808&DocNum=2568&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2568enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103808&DocNum=2568&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1018** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **458** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Anna Moeller — primary (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller `filing`
- **2017-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
- **2017-03-15** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2017-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2017-03-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2017-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2017-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-008-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2017-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2017-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2017-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2017-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2017-04-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2017-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2017-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2017-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2017-05-12** To Subcommittee on State Designations
- **2017-05-12** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
- **2017-05-19** Reported Back To State Government; 003-000-000
- **2017-05-19** Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 22, 2017
- **2017-05-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 045-008-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2017
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0371 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de1edee8-b66b-4af5-b9af-8789dfc06fd0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).