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Bill	CREATE AMERICA 250 COMMISSION	Creates the Illinois America 250 Commission Act for the purpose of planning, promoting, and implementing appropriate commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. Requires the Illinois America 250 Commission to develop, encourage, and execute an inclusive commemoration and observance of the founding of the United States of America and Illinois' imperative role in the nation's history. Provides that the Illinois America 250 Commission shall consist of specified voting members. Authorizes the Illinois America 250 Commission to cooperate with the United States Semiquincentennial Commission and various State agencies, other states, tribal nations, and national, State, and local organizations. Provides that the Commission shall be housed within the Illinois State Museum. Authorizes fundraising. Provides reporting requirements. Provides that the Commission and its advisory committees shall be dissolved on June 1, 2027, and repeals the Act on January 1, 2028. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	HB 5015	Illinois HB 5015 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Doris Turner Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.	6	68	4	2022-01-26	2022-05-27	openstates	ocd-bill/be9565df-1f4d-4b40-a925-50b6d878ad1c	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5015&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=139492&SessionID=110&GA=102	24654344c3c04c88eac25b65abd74b6486e049e3300537e1ca55b9e655f3a59b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5015 (102nd) — CREATE AMERICA 250 COMMISSION

Creates the Illinois America 250 Commission Act for the purpose of planning, promoting, and implementing appropriate commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. Requires the Illinois America 250 Commission to develop, encourage, and execute an inclusive commemoration and observance of the founding of the United States of America and Illinois' imperative role in the nation's history. Provides that the Illinois America 250 Commission shall consist of specified voting members. Authorizes the Illinois America 250 Commission to cooperate with the United States Semiquincentennial Commission and various State agencies, other states, tribal nations, and national, State, and local organizations. Provides that the Commission shall be housed within the Illinois State Museum. Authorizes fundraising. Provides reporting requirements. Provides that the Commission and its advisory committees shall be dissolved on June 1, 2027, and repeals the Act on January 1, 2028. Effective immediately.

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. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
5. Senate Amendment 003 (committee substitute) — source
6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 104–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 3 — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 52–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Doris Turner — primary (person)
• Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. — primary (person)
• Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
• Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
• Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
• Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
• Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
• Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick J. Joyce — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
• Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
• William Davis — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-26 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. filing
• 2022-01-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2022-01-27 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2022-02-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2022-02-09 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
• 2022-02-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2022-02-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
• 2022-02-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
• 2022-02-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2022-02-16 Do Pass / Consent Calendar State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2022-02-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
• 2022-02-17 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
• 2022-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
• 2022-02-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
• 2022-03-01 Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
• 2022-03-01 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar reading-2
• 2022-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
• 2022-03-03 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day reading-3
• 2022-03-04 Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 104-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2022-03-07 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2022-03-07 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2022-03-07 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
• 2022-03-07 First Reading reading-1
• 2022-03-07 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-03-16 Assigned to State Government referral-committee
• 2022-03-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner amendment-introduction
• 2022-03-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-03-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
• 2022-03-23 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
• 2022-03-23 Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2022-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
• 2022-03-23 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
• 2022-03-24 Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2022
• 2022-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner amendment-introduction
• 2022-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-03-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to State Government
• 2022-03-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
• 2022-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 009-000-000
• 2022-03-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner amendment-introduction
• 2022-03-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-04-01 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 8, 2022 reading-3
• 2022-04-04 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to State Government
• 2022-04-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 008-000-000
• 2022-04-06 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-04-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; D. Turner amendment-passage
• 2022-04-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; D. Turner amendment-passage
• 2022-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2022-04-06 Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2022-04-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
• 2022-04-06 Arrived in House introduction
• 2022-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2, 3
• 2022-04-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
• 2022-04-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
• 2022-04-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2022-04-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2022-04-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
• 2022-04-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
• 2022-04-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000
• 2022-04-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000
• 2022-04-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 112-000-000
• 2022-04-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 112-000-000
• 2022-04-07 House Concurs
• 2022-04-07 Passed Both Houses
• 2022-05-06 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2022-05-27 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2022-05-27 Effective Date May 27, 2022
• 2022-05-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0965 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/be9565df-1f4d-4b40-a925-50b6d878ad1c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).