Illinois 97th Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SR 609 — FATHER TOLTON 125TH ANNIV

Last action — Resolution Adopted

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 97th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Commemorates the 126th anniversary of the ordination of Father Augustus Tolton as the first African-American priest in the United States and designates the date of April 24, 2012 as Father Augustus Tolton Day, during which all Illinoisans are urged to remember his unyielding commitment and ministry to African-American Catholics in Quincy, Chicago, and across the nation.

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Action History

  1. Resolution Adopted

  2. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  3. Placed on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions March 21, 2012

  4. Be Adopted State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-000-000

  5. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan

  6. Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs

  7. Referred to Assignments

  8. Filed with Secretary

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (182)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SR 609 do?
Commemorates the 126th anniversary of the ordination of Father Augustus Tolton as the first African-American priest in the United States and designates the date of April 24, 2012 as Father Augustus Tolton Day, during which all Illinoisans are urged to remember his unyielding commitment and ministry to African-American Catholics in Quincy, Chicago, and across the nation.
Who sponsors SR 609?
SR 609 is sponsored by Lakesia Collins (Democrat).
What is the current status of SR 609?
This bill died with 97th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SR 609?
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