Illinois · Senate Resolution 590 · 103rd General Assembly

SUPPORT FAMILY ROOTS GENEALOGY

  1. Introduced Nov 8, 2023
  2. In committee Nov 8, 2023
  3. Adopted by the Senate May 26, 2024

What it does

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

Urges support for the Family Roots Genealogy Pilot Program as it provides African American descendants of enslaved individuals the opportunity to trace their roots back to their ancestral homelands, to reconnect with their ancestral heritage, and to promote their well-being.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled with Secretary
  2. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  3. CommitteeAssigned to Human Rights · Senate Human Rights
  4. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  5. CommitteeBe Adopted Human Rights; 005-000-000 · Senate Human Rights
  6. SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions February 20, 2024
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  8. SenateResolution Adopted
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 8, 2024 Senate Human Rights Human Rights - Be Adopted
Members

Yes · 5

Not voting · 4

Passed 5–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Democrats.

All 3 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.