HJR 5 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

FRED KOREMATSU-LEGACY

Summary

Commends Fred T. Korematsu for his courageous efforts for civil liberties. Honors the legacy of Fred Korematsu, his institute, and his children who work so diligently to educate the public by encouraging schools and institutes of higher learning throughout the State of Illinois to incorporate his story and valiant stand for American values of justice into their curriculum.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced May 30, 2025 Last action May 30, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · May 30, 2025

MINOR

The bill was updated from its initial introduction to its engrossed version, incorporating substantive changes to the historical narrative and formatting. The most significant policy addition is a new clause acknowledging the Supreme Court's 2018 decision that overturned the controversial Korematsu ruling, ensuring the resolution reflects the current legal understanding of civil liberties. Additionally, the text was reorganized to fix a broken sentence structure regarding the Fred Korematsu Institute's mission and corrected the final resolution to explicitly name the Illinois State Board of Education and each state university as recipients of the resolution copies.

Scope change

The scope of the historical record within the resolution was expanded to include the 2018 Supreme Court reversal of the Korematsu decision, and the target audience for the resolution copies was clarified to include all state universities.

REQUIREMENT

Added a specific reference to the 2018 Supreme Court decision overturning the Korematsu ruling, updating the historical context of the resolution.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized the text regarding the Fred Korematsu Institute's mission to fix a broken sentence and improve flow.

Corrected the final resolution clause to explicitly list the Illinois State Board of Education and each Illinois state university as the intended recipients of the resolution copies.

Floor votes · House May 30, 2025

How they voted

115–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 118

May 30, 2025

D Democratic78

77 Yea 1

98% Yea

R Republican40

38 Yea 2

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 30, 2025

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

May 30, 2025

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

May 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Resolution Adopted 115-000-000

lower

May 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000

lower

May 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote

lower

May 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Introduced

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Committee

Assigned to State Government Administration Committee

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 11 co-sponsors