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type: "Bill"
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title: "STATE DESIGNATIONS-STATE PET"
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description: "Amends the State Designations Act. Provides that shelter dogs and shelter cats that are residing in or have been adopted from a shelter or rescue facility in this State are designated as the official State pet of the State of Illinois. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "HB 812"
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citation: "Illinois HB 812 (100th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 42
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-01-30"
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last_action: "2017-08-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b69ccdf-a97a-41fe-9ea7-06c8825162f4"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=812&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=101258&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "709a1a5a9a390ffc27f53d20c476f75c68a88dc80c8f1f9924c97904b25ccb54"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 812 (100th) — STATE DESIGNATIONS-STATE PET
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Amends the State Designations Act. Provides that shelter dogs and shelter cats that are residing in or have been adopted from a shelter or rescue facility in this State are designated as the official State pet of the State of Illinois. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0812&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101258&DocNum=812&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0812eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101258&DocNum=812&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0812enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101258&DocNum=812&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **44–5** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
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- Sara Wojcicki Jimenez — primary (person)
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- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
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- Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez `filing`
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- **2017-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
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- **2017-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
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- **2017-02-08** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
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- **2017-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
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- **2017-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christine Winger
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- **2017-02-23** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-03-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2017-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-03-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
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- **2017-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
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- **2017-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
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- **2017-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2017-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 14, 2017 `reading-1`
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- **2017-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
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- **2017-03-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-03-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-25** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
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- **2017-05-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
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- **2017-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
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- **2017-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2017-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
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- **2017-05-12** To Subcommittee on State Designations
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- **2017-05-12** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
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- **2017-05-19** Reported Back To State Government; 003-000-000
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- **2017-05-19** Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 22, 2017
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- **2017-05-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2017
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- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
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- **2017-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 044-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-05-31** Passed Both Houses
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- **2017-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2017-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2017
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- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0353 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b69ccdf-a97a-41fe-9ea7-06c8825162f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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