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type: "Bill"
title: "AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILY COMM"
description: "Creates the African-American Family Commission Act. Establishes a 15-member African-American Family Commission to serve as a coordinating and advocating body that acts on behalf of the interests of African-Americans in the State. Provides that members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Governor and serve 2-year terms. Provides that the Commission shall submit an annual report of its activities to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31 each year. Sets forth the responsibilities of the Commission and its Director. Provides that the Commission may accept offers, gifts, or grants from federal, State, local, or private sources and may expend these receipts on projects that it deems suitably related to performance of Commission duties. Provides that the Department of Central Management Services shall provide the Commission the same type and level of services it provides to other State agencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 3208"
citation: "Illinois SB 3208 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-06"
last_action: "2004-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e3b82f5-3773-40e5-b3d2-a19cc4a95a74"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3208&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=11226&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "344bc54a413f392cd917a1b1c17f46752b333133d0da07bfb35f8effe929029f"
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 SB 3208 (93rd) — AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILY COMM
Creates the African-American Family Commission Act. Establishes a 15-member African-American Family Commission to serve as a coordinating and advocating body that acts on behalf of the interests of African-Americans in the State. Provides that members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Governor and serve 2-year terms. Provides that the Commission shall submit an annual report of its activities to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31 each year. Sets forth the responsibilities of the Commission and its Director. Provides that the Commission may accept offers, gifts, or grants from federal, State, local, or private sources and may expend these receipts on projects that it deems suitably related to performance of Commission duties. Provides that the Department of Central Management Services shall provide the Commission the same type and level of services it provides to other State agencies.
## 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=09300SB3208&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=11226&DocNum=3208&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB3208eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=11226&DocNum=3208&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB3208enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=11226&DocNum=3208&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **551** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Charles G. Morrow, III — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- David E. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Dunkin — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
- Marlow H. Colvin — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
- Robin Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Susana Mendoza — cosponsor (person)
- Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2004-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2004-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-02-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2004-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2004-02-26** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004
- **2004-03-02** Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Peter J. Roskam
- **2004-03-08** Fiscal Note Filed from the African-American Family Commission
- **2004-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
- **2004-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
- **2004-03-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2004-03-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2004-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2004-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2004-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2004-04-20** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2004-04-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2004-04-28** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2004-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2004-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2004-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2004-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2004-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
- **2004-04-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2004-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2004-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles G. Morrow, III
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
- **2004-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2004-05-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-05-14** Sponsor Removed Rep. William J. Grunloh
- **2004-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-05** Effective Date August 5, 2004
- **2004-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0867 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e3b82f5-3773-40e5-b3d2-a19cc4a95a74`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).