republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-1954.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AUTISM AWARENESS DAY"
description: "Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the second day of April of each year is a holiday to be known as Autism Awareness Day to be observed throughout the State as a day to promote the awareness of autism. Amends the Election Code, the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, and the Promissory Note and Bank Holiday Act to include Autism Awareness Day as a holiday."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 1954"
citation: "Illinois HB 1954 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barbara Hernandez", "Karina Villa"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 62
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-16"
last_action: "2021-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c9a1d49-6930-42af-b1be-557d2cec2892"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1954&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=130701&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "ac2006d1aabdf7bcf99027e8bb784afccc7c784df5c15467723aa59b14aa1299"
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 HB 1954 (102nd) — AUTISM AWARENESS DAY

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the second day of April of each year is a holiday to be known as Autism Awareness Day to be observed throughout the State as a day to promote the awareness of autism. Amends the Election Code, the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, and the Promissory Note and Bank Holiday Act to include Autism Awareness Day as a holiday.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1954.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1954eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1954ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1954sam001.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1954enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barbara Hernandez — primary (person)
- Karina Villa — primary (person)
- Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
- Adam Niemerg — cosponsor (person)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Bos — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Caulkins — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
- Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Keith R. Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Spain — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernandez `filing`
- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2021-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2021-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- **2021-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
- **2021-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2021-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2021-03-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernandez `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- **2021-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2021-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- **2021-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
- **2021-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
- **2021-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2021-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Bos
- **2021-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Mental Health & Addiction Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-26** Do Pass as Amended / Consent Calendar Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-14** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Niemerg
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 117-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2021-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-21** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 29, 2021
- **2021-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2021-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-27** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2021-05-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2021-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2021-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2021-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000
- **2021-05-30** House Concurs
- **2021-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-27** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0588 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c9a1d49-6930-42af-b1be-557d2cec2892`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).