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type: "Bill"
title: "DATES-CHILDREN'S DAY"
description: "Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the second Sunday in June each year is a holiday to be known as Children's Day (El Dia de los Ninos). Provides that Children's Day is to be observed throughout the State as a day to recognize and acknowledge the lives of all children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2593"
citation: "Illinois HB 2593 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f14e504-f978-4676-bb8b-91f15179f5d5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2593&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=45326&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "f268130af817ac8b4d4b61b85bed9c0f85ff08b486036564c63891e327cbfc7e"
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 2593 (96th) — DATES-CHILDREN'S DAY
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the second Sunday in June each year is a holiday to be known as Children's Day (El Dia de los Ninos). Provides that Children's Day is to be observed throughout the State as a day to recognize and acknowledge the lives of all children.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2593&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=45326&DocNum=2593&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2593eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=45326&DocNum=2593&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2593enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=45326&DocNum=2593&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2009-04-23** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 28, 2009
- **2009-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen
- **2009-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0465 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f14e504-f978-4676-bb8b-91f15179f5d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).