ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION DAY
Summary
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that August 26 of each year is designated as Illinois Constitution Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to commemorate August 26, 1818 as the day Illinois ratified its first State Constitution.
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 23, 2021
Signed Aug 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2021
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
May 27, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 20, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
upper
May 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000
upper
May 4, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 113-000-000
lower
Mar 17, 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 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sally Turner
RRepublican
P
Tim Butler
RRepublican
Co
Adam Niemerg
RRepublican
Co
John Connor
DDemocratic
Co
Tony McCombie
RRepublican
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