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type: "Bill"
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title: "COURTHOUSE FLAG"
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description: "Amends the Flag Display Act. Permits the United States national flag to be displayed on the grounds of a courthouse (rather than only on the top of a courthouse)."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "104th"
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identifier: "HB 1615"
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citation: "Illinois HB 1615 (104th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Anthony DeLuca", "Christopher Belt"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 41
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-01-23"
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last_action: "2025-08-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c2e0c5a-0b92-4080-a13e-2d040f2470c0"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1615&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=157774&SessionID=114"
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source_hash: "84ee748036505d88ba5046a2ade93d7d5bab21de8505e3ff223a38b5181c5f38"
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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 1615 (104th) — COURTHOUSE FLAG
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Amends the Flag Display Act. Permits the United States national flag to be displayed on the grounds of a courthouse (rather than only on the top of a courthouse).
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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](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1615.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1615eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1615ham001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1615enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Counties & Townships — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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- Local Government — **10–0** (pass) · upper
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- Counties & Townships, Amendment 1 — **11–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Anthony DeLuca — primary (person)
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- Christopher Belt — primary (person)
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- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- Brad Halbrook — cosponsor (person)
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- Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
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- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
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- Emanuel "Chris" Welch — cosponsor (person)
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- Jay Hoffman — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick Windhorst — cosponsor (person)
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- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `filing`
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- **2025-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-28** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-02-18** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 010-000-000
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- **2025-02-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-03-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-03-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
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- **2025-03-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
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- **2025-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2025-04-03** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anthony DeLuca
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- **2025-04-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
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- **2025-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
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- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Halbrook
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- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
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- **2025-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2025-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025 `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
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- **2025-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-23** Referred to Assignments
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- **2025-04-29** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-08** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000
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- **2025-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2025 `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2025
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- **2025-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
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- **2025-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
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- **2025-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
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- **2025-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
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- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2025-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
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- **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2025-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2026
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- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0192 `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/7c2e0c5a-0b92-4080-a13e-2d040f2470c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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