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type: "Bill"
title: "STATE FAIRGROUND-BUILDING NAME"
description: "Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Agriculture administration building location at 801 E. Sangamon Avenue, Springfield, Illinois at the State Fairgrounds shall be known as the John R. Block Building. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5540"
citation: "Illinois HB 5540 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-14"
last_action: "2012-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69e38c6a-c2cb-4188-afa3-fe02b8635d0a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5540&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65994&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "5264f9b2f8e15a7cd895c0e315d874fea3048e13c0f7a7abb691f045f27d1d77"
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 5540 (97th) — STATE FAIRGROUND-BUILDING NAME
Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Agriculture administration building location at 801 E. Sangamon Avenue, Springfield, Illinois at the State Fairgrounds shall be known as the John R. Block Building. Effective immediately.
## 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=09700HB5540&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65994&DocNum=5540&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5540eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65994&DocNum=5540&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5540enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65994&DocNum=5540&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1060** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **510** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)
- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2012-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2012-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2012-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2012-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2012-02-21** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Darin M. LaHood
- **2012-03-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2012-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2012
- **2012-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0961 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69e38c6a-c2cb-4188-afa3-fe02b8635d0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).