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type: "Bill"
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title: "STATE AMPHIBIAN REPTILE"
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description: "Amends the State Designations Act. Designates the Eastern Tiger Salamander as the official State amphibian of Illinois. Designates the Painted Turtle as the official State reptile of Illinois."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "HB 847"
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citation: "Illinois HB 847 (94th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2005-02-02"
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last_action: "2005-07-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8eba6e08-7bb0-4642-a57f-31b26d568459"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=847&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15444&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "9bcbf89696da04106928de28f09e7ec66e89057b61a6ffa8e753d6cf67fc5f7f"
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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 847 (94th) — STATE AMPHIBIAN REPTILE
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Amends the State Designations Act. Designates the Eastern Tiger Salamander as the official State amphibian of Illinois. Designates the Painted Turtle as the official State reptile of Illinois.
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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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0847&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15444&DocNum=847&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0847eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15444&DocNum=847&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0847enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15444&DocNum=847&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **112–4** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bob Biggins — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2005-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bob Biggins `filing`
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- **2005-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-02-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-08** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
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- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
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- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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- **2005-02-10** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
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- **2005-02-10** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
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- **2005-02-10** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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- **2005-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
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- **2005-02-24** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-001-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-004-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2005-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
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- **2005-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-03-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-13** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-21** Do Pass State Government; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2005
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- **2005-05-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2005
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- **2005-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-05-11** Passed Both Houses
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- **2005-05-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
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- **2005-05-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
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- **2005-05-31** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
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- **2005-05-31** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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- **2005-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
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- **2005-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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- **2005-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2005-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2005-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2006
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- **2005-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0257 `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/8eba6e08-7bb0-4642-a57f-31b26d568459`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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