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type: "Bill"
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title: "DESIGNATIONS-STATE WILDFLOWER"
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description: "Amends the State Designations Act. Designates milkweed as the official State wildflower of the State of Illinois. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "HB 2568"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2568 (100th)"
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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: 43
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-02-08"
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last_action: "2017-08-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de1edee8-b66b-4af5-b9af-8789dfc06fd0"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2568&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=103808&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "5a7d4fd157fd721327a2b9e919f34bed564d968184642dc25ee7c769aa6c6ab1"
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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 2568 (100th) — DESIGNATIONS-STATE WILDFLOWER
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Amends the State Designations Act. Designates milkweed as the official State wildflower of the State of Illinois. 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=10000HB2568&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103808&DocNum=2568&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2568eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103808&DocNum=2568&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2568enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103808&DocNum=2568&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **101–8** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **45–8** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Anna Moeller — primary (person)
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- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller `filing`
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- **2017-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-22** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
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- **2017-03-15** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
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- **2017-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
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- **2017-03-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
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- **2017-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2017-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
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- **2017-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-008-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
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- **2017-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2017-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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- **2017-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2017 `reading-1`
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- **2017-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
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- **2017-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
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- **2017-04-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
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- **2017-04-25** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2017-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
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- **2017-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
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- **2017-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
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- **2017-05-12** To Subcommittee on State Designations
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- **2017-05-12** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
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- **2017-05-19** Reported Back To State Government; 003-000-000
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- **2017-05-19** Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 22, 2017
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- **2017-05-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2017
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- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
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- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 045-008-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
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- **2017-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2017-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2017
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- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0371 `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/de1edee8-b66b-4af5-b9af-8789dfc06fd0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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