Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
9.4 KiB
type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags
| type | title | description | jurisdiction | legislature | session | identifier | citation | classification | subjects | status | primary_sponsors | version_count | action_count | vote_count | first_action | last_action | source | source_identifier | source_url | source_hash | vintage | source_snapshot | retrieved_at | confidence | tags | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | AMISTAD COMMISSION | Amends the Historic Preservation Agency Act. Creates the Amistad Commission. Contains provisions concerning the membership and duties of the Commission. These duties include: (i) providing assistance and advice to schools within the State with respect to the implementation of education, awareness programs, textbooks, and educational materials concerned with the African slave trade, slavery in America, the vestiges of slavery in this country, and the contributions of African-Americans to our society; (ii) surveying and cataloging the extent and breadth of education concerning these topics; (iii) acting as a liaison to textbook publishers and others in forming a curriculum on these subjects; (iv) coordinating events and programs on slavery and related issues; and (iv) developing with the cooperation of the State Board of Education, curriculum guidelines for the teaching of information on slavery topics and issues. Authorizes the Commission to call upon any department, office, division, or agency of the State, or of any county, municipality, or school district of the State, to supply such data, program reports, and other information, personnel, and assistance as it deems necessary to discharge its responsibilities under this Act. Provides that the State Board of Education shall assist the Commission in a variety of ways, including by: (i) marketing and distributing information and materials on slavery topics to schools, and (ii) conducting at least one teacher workshop annually on slavery issues. Requires the Commission to make biannual reports on its activities to the Governor and the General Assembly. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | HB 383 | Illinois HB 383 (94th) |
|
enacted | 3 | 57 | 3 | 2005-01-25 | 2005-07-21 | openstates | ocd-bill/b799e91e-11b5-4149-a48a-c449eedcb4a8 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=383&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14631&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 6eba5c7147be9a06e1b75ea5fbc0e747f156705f51a3f478f291eb6cee84ff98 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
|
Illinois HB 383 (94th) — AMISTAD COMMISSION
Amends the Historic Preservation Agency Act. Creates the Amistad Commission. Contains provisions concerning the membership and duties of the Commission. These duties include: (i) providing assistance and advice to schools within the State with respect to the implementation of education, awareness programs, textbooks, and educational materials concerned with the African slave trade, slavery in America, the vestiges of slavery in this country, and the contributions of African-Americans to our society; (ii) surveying and cataloging the extent and breadth of education concerning these topics; (iii) acting as a liaison to textbook publishers and others in forming a curriculum on these subjects; (iv) coordinating events and programs on slavery and related issues; and (iv) developing with the cooperation of the State Board of Education, curriculum guidelines for the teaching of information on slavery topics and issues. Authorizes the Commission to call upon any department, office, division, or agency of the State, or of any county, municipality, or school district of the State, to supply such data, program reports, and other information, personnel, and assistance as it deems necessary to discharge its responsibilities under this Act. Provides that the State Board of Education shall assist the Commission in a variety of ways, including by: (i) marketing and distributing information and materials on slavery topics to schools, and (ii) conducting at least one teacher workshop annually on slavery issues. Requires the Commission to make biannual reports on its activities to the Governor and the General Assembly. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 114–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Monique D. Davis — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-01-25 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis
filing - 2005-01-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-01-26 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-02 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-09 Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-02-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-02-10 Fiscal Note Filed
- 2005-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- 2005-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- 2005-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- 2005-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- 2005-02-16 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis
amendment-introduction - 2005-02-16 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2005-02-24 Motion Filed Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- 2005-02-25 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-02-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2005-02-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-03-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- 2005-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- 2005-03-02 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2005-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 3, 2005
reading-1 - 2005-03-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2005-03-03 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-03-03 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- 2005-04-13 Assigned to State Government
referral-committee - 2005-04-21 Postponed - State Government
- 2005-05-05 Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- 2005-05-09 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
amendment-introduction - 2005-05-09 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government
- 2005-05-17 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2005
- 2005-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 007-000-000
- 2005-05-19 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2005-05-19 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2005-05-19 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford
amendment-passage - 2005-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2005-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-20 Arrived in House
introduction - 2005-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2005-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2005-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government Administration Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
- 2005-05-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- 2005-05-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- 2005-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- 2005-05-26 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-24 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-07-21 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-07-21 Effective Date July 21, 2005
- 2005-07-21 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0285
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b799e91e-11b5-4149-a48a-c449eedcb4a8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).