COMMEMORATIVE DAY-EMMETT TILL
This bill amends the State Commemorative Dates Act to create Emmett Till Day on July 25. It aims to honor and remember the legacy of Emmett Till.
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HB4323 — COMMEMORATIVE DAY-EMMETT TILL
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0579
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 07, 2026. It awaits signature.
Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
ModerateHow often bills like it became law.
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To Executive
Current position in the legislative process.
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24 sponsors
1 primary, 23 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (18 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
In plain language
Establishes July 25 as Emmett Till Day to honor his legacy each year.
This bill amends the State Commemorative Dates Act to create Emmett Till Day on July 25. It aims to honor and remember the legacy of Emmett Till.
Summary
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates July 25 of each year as Emmett Till Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to honor and remember Emmett Till.
Bill Text
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Read HB4323 on the official Illinois source →Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0579
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Effective Date January 1, 2027
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 31, 2026
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
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Approved for Consideration Assignments
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Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
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Arrive in Senate
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
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Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
Sponsors
- Mattie Hunter · Cosponsor
- Lakesia Collins · Cosponsor
- Kimberly Du Buclet · Primary
- Michael Crawford · Cosponsor
- Rick Ryan · Cosponsor
- Jr. Elgie R. Sims · Cosponsor
- Sally J. Turner · Cosponsor
- Mike Porfirio · Cosponsor
- Jr. Li Arellano · Cosponsor
- Gregg Johnson · Cosponsor
- Lisa Davis · Cosponsor
- Thaddeus Jones · Cosponsor
- Rita Mayfield · Cosponsor
- Diane Blair-Sherlock · Cosponsor
- La Shawn K. Ford · Cosponsor
- Debbie Meyers-Martin · Cosponsor
- Carol Ammons · Cosponsor
- Laura Faver Dias · Cosponsor
- Emanuel "Chris" Welch · Cosponsor
- Camille Y. Lilly · Cosponsor
- Suzanne M. Ness · Cosponsor
- Janet Yang Rohr · Cosponsor
- Stephanie A. Kifowit · Cosponsor
- Sue Scherer · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 23 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Kimberly Du Buclet Democrat
Co-sponsors (23)
- Mattie Hunter
- Lakesia Collins
- Michael Crawford Democrat
- Rick Ryan Democrat
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- Sally J. Turner
- Mike Porfirio
- Li Arellano, Jr.
- Gregg Johnson Democrat
- Lisa Davis Democrat
- Thaddeus Jones Democrat
- Rita Mayfield Democrat
- Diane Blair-Sherlock Democrat
- La Shawn K. Ford Democrat
- Debbie Meyers-Martin Democrat
- Carol Ammons Democrat
- Laura Faver Dias Democrat
- Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat
- Camille Y. Lilly Democrat
- Suzanne M. Ness Democrat
- Janet Yang Rohr Democrat
- Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat
- Sue Scherer Democrat
Not signed on (159)
159 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 159 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (58)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Celina Villanueva | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Belt | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Doris Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Graciela Guzmán | Democrat | Yea |
| Javier L. Cervantes | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Karina Villa | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Ellman | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Fine | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Edly-Allen | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Meg Loughran Cappel | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael W. Halpin | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Porfirio | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Napoleon Harris III | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Faraci | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Ventura | Democrat | Yea |
| Ram Villivalam | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert Peters | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Stadelman | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzy Glowiak Hilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Thaddeus Jones | Democrat | Yea |
| Willie Preston | Democrat | Yea |
| Andrew S. Chesney | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Balkema | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Wilcox | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Fowler | Republican | Yea |
| Darby A. Hills | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Donald P. DeWitte | Republican | Yea |
| Erica Harriss | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Curran | Republican | Yea |
| Li Arellano, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Sally J. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Seth Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Steve McClure | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Terri Bryant | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 71 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 106 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Hernandez, Lisa | — | Not Voting |
| Aarón M. Ortíz | Democrat | Yea |
| Abdelnasser Rashid | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Briel | Democrat | Yea |
| Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann M. Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne Stava | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Carol Ammons | Democrat | Yea |
| Curtis J. Tarver, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Dagmara Avelar | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Didech | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Vella | Democrat | Yea |
| Debbie Meyers-Martin | Democrat | Yea |
| Diane Blair-Sherlock | Democrat | Yea |
| Edgar González, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Harry Benton | Democrat | Yea |
| Hoan Huynh | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Yang Rohr | Democrat | Yea |
| Jawaharial Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jehan Gordon-Booth | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | Democrat | Yea |
| Joyce Mason | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Cochran | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Slaughter | Democrat | Yea |
| Kam Buckner | Democrat | Yea |
| Katie Stuart | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| Kevin John Olickal | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly Du Buclet | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Faver Dias | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Lilian Jiménez | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsey LaPointe | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Margaret A. DeLaRosa | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret Croke | Democrat | Yea |
| Martha Deuter | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Beth Canty | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Gill | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Hanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Maura Hirschauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Maurice A. West, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Crawford | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Nabeela Syed | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicolle Grasse | Democrat | Yea |
| Norma Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick Ryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Chung | Democrat | Yea |
| Sonya M. Harper | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Scherer | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne M. Ness | Democrat | Yea |
| Thaddeus Jones | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracy Katz Muhl | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Yolonda Morris | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam M. Niemerg | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Elik | Republican | Yea |
| Amy L. Grant | Republican | Yea |
| Blaine Wilhour | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Halbrook | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley Fritts | Republican | Yea |
| Brandun Schweizer | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Not Voting |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dan Swanson | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel J. Ugaste | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Severin | Republican | Yea |
| David Friess | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Tipsword | Republican | Yea |
| Jackie Haas | Republican | Yea |
| Jason R. Bunting | Republican | Yea |
| Jed Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Keicher | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Sanalitro | Republican | Yea |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Martin McLaughlin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael J. Coffey, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole La Ha | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick Sheehan | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Windhorst | Republican | Yea |
| Regan Deering | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Reick | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Tony M. McCombie | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne A. Rosenthal | Republican | Not Voting |
| William E Hauter | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Diane Blair-Sherlock | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Faver Dias | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Crawford | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicolle Grasse | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick Ryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Dan Swanson | Republican | Yea |
| Michael J. Coffey, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne A. Rosenthal | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB4323 do?
- Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates July 25 of each year as Emmett Till Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to honor and remember Emmett Till.
- Who sponsors HB4323 ?
- HB4323 is sponsored by Mattie Hunter, Lakesia Collins, Kimberly Du Buclet (Democrat), Michael Crawford (Democrat), Rick Ryan (Democrat), Elgie R. Sims, Jr., Sally J. Turner, Mike Porfirio, Li Arellano, Jr., Gregg Johnson (Democrat), Lisa Davis (Democrat), Thaddeus Jones (Democrat), Rita Mayfield (Democrat), Diane Blair-Sherlock (Democrat), La Shawn K. Ford (Democrat), Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democrat), Carol Ammons (Democrat), Laura Faver Dias (Democrat), Emanuel "Chris" Welch (Democrat), Camille Y. Lilly (Democrat), Suzanne M. Ness (Democrat), Janet Yang Rohr (Democrat), Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democrat), and Sue Scherer (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB4323 ?
- This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 07, 2026. It awaits signature.
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