DESIGNATIONS ACT-STATE MICROBE
Summary
Amends the State Designations Act. Provides that Penicillium chrysogenum NRRL 1951 is designated the official State microbe of the State of Illinois. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with changes. Provides that Penicillium rubens (rather than chrysogenum) NRRL 1951 is designated the official State microbe of the State of Illinois.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 21, 2021
Signed Aug 17, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2021 · House Apr 21, 2021
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 46
May 28, 2021
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
12
Committee
13
Amendments
3
Aug 17, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000
lower
May 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 30, 2021
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ryan Spain
lower
May 28, 2021
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 28, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
upper
May 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended State Government; 006-000-000
upper
May 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
May 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
upper
May 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 29, 2021
upper
May 19, 2021
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 19, 2021
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler
upper
May 18, 2021
Committee
Assigned to State Government
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 117-000-000
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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