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Bill BARACK OBAMA DAY Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that August 4th of each year is designated as Barack Obama Day. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 100th SB 55 Illinois SB 55 (100th)
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Illinois SB 55 (100th) — BARACK OBAMA DAY

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that August 4th of each year is designated as Barack Obama Day.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 870 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 470 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
  • Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
  • Emil Jones, III — primary (person)
  • Juliana Stratton — cosponsor (person)
  • La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
  • William Davis — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2016-12-28 Prefiled with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III filing
  • 2017-01-11 First Reading reading-1
  • 2017-01-11 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2017-01-18 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2017-01-24 Assigned to State Government referral-committee
  • 2017-01-27 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  • 2017-02-09 Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2017-02-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 15, 2017
  • 2017-02-16 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2017-02-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 28, 2017
  • 2017-02-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
  • 2017-02-16 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
  • 2017-02-17 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  • 2017-02-17 Sponsor Removed Sen. Mattie Hunter
  • 2017-03-29 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  • 2017-03-29 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
  • 2017-03-29 Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2017-03-29 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2017-03-29 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
  • 2017-03-30 First Reading reading-1
  • 2017-03-30 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2017-04-25 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  • 2017-05-03 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
  • 2017-05-10 Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2017-05-11 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2017-05-16 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2017-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2017-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  • 2017-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
  • 2017-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
  • 2017-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
  • 2017-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2017-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
  • 2017-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  • 2017-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
  • 2017-05-18 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
  • 2017-05-19 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2017-05-19 Passed Both Houses
  • 2017-06-16 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2017-08-04 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2017-08-04 Effective Date January 1, 2018
  • 2017-08-04 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0037 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5dc343a5-7eb2-4614-b647-2cb05eb62f03. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).