republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-6059.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "HOLOCAUST COMMISSION"
description: "Creates the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission Act. Provides for the appointment of members by the Governor and for ex officio members. Authorizes the Commission to provide advice concerning education, memorials, events, and other matters. Provides for funding and coordination through the Illinois State Museum and Department of Natural Resources. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 6059"
citation: "Illinois HB 6059 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d0268aa-c166-4dcf-b863-f776b7baf1c2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6059&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=51875&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "2a5329ec72a2364229bfbaaca1d3fc6cf222503cc74fea213c62b43267d0358a"
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 6059 (96th) — HOLOCAUST COMMISSION

Creates the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission Act. Provides for the appointment of members by the Governor and for ex officio members. Authorizes the Commission to provide advice concerning education, memorials, events, and other matters. Provides for funding and coordination through the Illinois State Museum and Department of Natural Resources. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2021.

## 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=09600HB6059&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51875&DocNum=6059&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6059eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51875&DocNum=6059&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6059enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51875&DocNum=6059&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2010-02-11** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2010-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
- **2010-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-02-24** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-02-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-02-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2010-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2010-03-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-18** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2010-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2010-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2010-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2010-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2010-03-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2010-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2010-03-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2010-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
- **2010-04-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 20, 2010
- **2010-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2010-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2010-04-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- **2010-04-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-04-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-15** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1063 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d0268aa-c166-4dcf-b863-f776b7baf1c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).