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type: "Bill"
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title: "COMMEMORATIVE DATES-JUNETEENTH"
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description: "Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the third Saturday in June of each year as Juneteenth National Freedom Day to commemorate the abolition of slavery throughout the United States and its territories in 1865. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "93rd"
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identifier: "SB 1028"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1028 (93rd)"
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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: 58
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2003-02-19"
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last_action: "2003-08-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/711169b1-4980-4fdc-9b10-2349926e7550"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1028&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3914&SessionID=3&GA=93"
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source_hash: "1dd2bfbe8f868c2217ccb4f4f7963e1e08d16a40ad17910f578c9c9eda3507bd"
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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 SB 1028 (93rd) — COMMEMORATIVE DATES-JUNETEENTH
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Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the third Saturday in June of each year as Juneteenth National Freedom Day to commemorate the abolition of slavery throughout the United States and its territories in 1865. 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=09300SB1028&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3914&DocNum=1028&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1028eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3914&DocNum=1028&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1028enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3914&DocNum=1028&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Calvin L. Giles — cosponsor (person)
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- Charles E. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
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- Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
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- Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)
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- George Scully, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
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- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
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- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul D. Froehlich — cosponsor (person)
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- Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)
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- Robin Kelly — cosponsor (person)
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- Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2003-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
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- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
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- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
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- **2003-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2003
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- **2003-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
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- **2003-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
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- **2003-03-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
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- **2003-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
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- **2003-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
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- **2003-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
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- **2003-03-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2003-03-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
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- **2003-03-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
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- **2003-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2003-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
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- **2003-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
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- **2003-03-24** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-03-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-03-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
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- **2003-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-03-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-03-31** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
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- **2003-04-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
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- **2003-04-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
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- **2003-04-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
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- **2003-04-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. George Scully, Jr.
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- **2003-05-02** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-08** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
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- **2003-05-08** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-15** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-05-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2003-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
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- **2003-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2003-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
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- **2003-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
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- **2003-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
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- **2003-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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- **2003-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
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- **2003-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
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- **2003-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
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- **2003-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2003-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
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- **2003-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
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- **2003-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
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- **2003-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2003-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2003-08-19** Effective Date January 1, 2004
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- **2003-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0550 `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/711169b1-4980-4fdc-9b10-2349926e7550`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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