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type: "Bill"
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title: "AMERICAN CIVIL WAR COMMISSION"
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description: "Creates the Illinois Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission Act. Sets forth the appointment of the members of the Commission. Authorizes the Commission to work with the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency to plan and to sponsor official Illinois Civil War Sesquicentennial events, programs, and activities appropriate to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War. Requires that the Commission prepare and submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than October 31, 2011 and each October 31 thereafter through October 31, 2014 concerning the commemorative events for the next year. Provides that the Commission shall be dissolved on December 31, 2015. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "HB 237"
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citation: "Illinois HB 237 (97th)"
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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: 41
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2011-01-21"
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last_action: "2011-08-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/588448ff-0930-4a4c-b84a-9c4049ceff01"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=237&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54861&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "72004cdf41058b1f4d21eeae85250530a8e0fecd6a001023edabe058f6da6dde"
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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 237 (97th) — AMERICAN CIVIL WAR COMMISSION
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Creates the Illinois Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission Act. Sets forth the appointment of the members of the Commission. Authorizes the Commission to work with the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency to plan and to sponsor official Illinois Civil War Sesquicentennial events, programs, and activities appropriate to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War. Requires that the Commission prepare and submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than October 31, 2011 and each October 31 thereafter through October 31, 2014 concerning the commemorative events for the next year. Provides that the Commission shall be dissolved on December 31, 2015. Effective immediately.
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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=09700HB0237&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54861&DocNum=237&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0237eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54861&DocNum=237&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0237enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54861&DocNum=237&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **110–1** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Tom Cross — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-01-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
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- **2011-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-23** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jim Watson
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- **2011-03-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
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- **2011-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-001-002 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2011-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-31** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2011-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-31** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-04-27** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
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- **2011-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-06** Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
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- **2011-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
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- **2011-05-13** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
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- **2011-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2011-05-16** Do Pass as Amended State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2011
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- **2011-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2011
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- **2011-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2011-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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- **2011-05-20** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
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- **2011-05-20** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Tom Cross
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- **2011-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Tom Cross
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- **2011-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
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- **2011-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
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- **2011-05-29** Passed Both Houses
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- **2011-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2011-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2011
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- **2011-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0548 `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/588448ff-0930-4a4c-b84a-9c4049ceff01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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