republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/101st/hb-2832.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SIKH AWARENESS MONTH"
description: "Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the month of April of each year is designated as Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month to be observed throughout the State as a month to recognize the many ways that Sikh Americans have influenced American history, achievement, culture, and innovation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 2832"
citation: "Illinois HB 2832 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-14"
last_action: "2019-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bfa71598-727b-4801-89dc-c584c2771bef"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2832&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=119125&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "01f689e9d819af857c9ac557deaf9da074ed5b16fd5847f2bbbcd6e4f67ce47f"
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 2832 (101st) — SIKH AWARENESS MONTH

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the month of April of each year is designated as Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month to be observed throughout the State as a month to recognize the many ways that Sikh Americans have influenced American history, achievement, culture, and innovation.

## 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=10100HB2832&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119125&DocNum=2832&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2832eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119125&DocNum=2832&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2832enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119125&DocNum=2832&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — primary (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — primary (person)
- Thomas Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman `filing`
- **2019-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2019-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2019-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2019-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2019-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa
- **2019-03-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2019-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2019-05-07** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-10** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019
- **2019-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2019-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
- **2019-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2019-05-15** Do Pass State Government; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2019
- **2019-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- **2019-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2019-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2019
- **2019-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2019-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2019-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-05** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0208 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bfa71598-727b-4801-89dc-c584c2771bef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).