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type: "Bill"
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title: "VETERANS GARDENING DAY"
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description: "Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the first Saturday in May of each year is designated as Veterans Gardening Day to be observed throughout the State as a day set apart in the honor and remembrance of veterans and as celebrated with appropriate activities."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "102nd"
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identifier: "HB 2894"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2894 (102nd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jil Tracy", "Randy E. Frese"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-18"
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last_action: "2021-08-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf67e0d5-b153-4480-97bd-6b22b281ee21"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2894&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=131787&SessionID=110&GA=102"
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source_hash: "ebd8205ebec384eabdc6b54d07b7c7399041f331b60a198125a20a5645aa6fb7"
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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 2894 (102nd) — VETERANS GARDENING DAY
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Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the first Saturday in May of each year is designated as Veterans Gardening Day to be observed throughout the State as a day set apart in the honor and remembrance of veterans and as celebrated with appropriate activities.
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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](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2894.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2894eng.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2894enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jil Tracy — primary (person)
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- Randy E. Frese — primary (person)
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- Mark Batinick — cosponsor (person)
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- Thomas M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Randy E. Frese `filing`
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- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-09** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-17** Do Pass / Consent Calendar State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
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- **2021-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
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- **2021-04-15** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
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- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
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- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
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- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-13** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2021
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- **2021-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2021
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- **2021-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 25, 2021
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- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
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- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2021-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2022
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- **2021-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0385 `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/cf67e0d5-b153-4480-97bd-6b22b281ee21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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