Illinois · House Resolution 807 · 103rd General Assembly

JOHN LEWIS DAY

HR 807 Sponsored by Joyce Mason Adopted

  1. Introduced May 17, 2024
  2. In committee May 20, 2024
  3. Adopted by the House May 25, 2024

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Declares February 21, 2024 as John Lewis Day in the State of Illinois to honor the life and legacy of American hero and civil rights leader John Robert Lewis.

Every action

34 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 26 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason
  2. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  3. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  4. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  5. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
  12. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  14. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
  15. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
  16. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
  17. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
  18. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  19. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
  20. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
  21. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
  22. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  23. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  24. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  25. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  26. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
  1. CommitteeAssigned to State Government Administration Committee · House State Government Administration
  2. CommitteeMotion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 State Government Administration Committee; Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez · House State Government Administration
  3. HouseMotion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
  4. CommitteeRecommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 · House State Government Administration
  5. HousePlaced on Calendar Order of Resolutions
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
  8. HouseResolution Adopted

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
May 24, 2024 House State Government Administration State Government Administration - Recommends Be Adopted
Members

Yes · 8

 Passed 8–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 26 cosponsors: 25 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 26 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.