# Illinois HB3486: MOORISH-AMERICAN MONTH Illinois HB3486, MOORISH-AMERICAN MONTH, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status passed house, last action 2025-05-29 (Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3486-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB3486 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: MOORISH-AMERICAN MONTH - Status: passed house - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2025-05-29, Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 17 - Subjects: state government administration, assignments - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (120 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the month of August of each year as Moorish American Awareness Month to be observed throughout the State as a month to recognize the valuable contributions of Moorish Americans to this State and to the various aspects of American society. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Bill Cunningham (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Craig Wilcox (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Emanuel "Chris" Welch (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier L. Cervantes (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jehan Gordon-Booth (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Justin Slaughter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly A. Lightford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lakesia Collins (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Martin McLaughlin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael W. Halpin (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Simmons (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Napoleon Harris III (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Omar Aquino (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sonya M. Harper (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William "Will" Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Willie Preston (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-08 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 111 | 0 | | | 2025-03-20 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (30) - 2025-05-29: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-09: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) - 2025-04-08: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-08: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-21: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-20: Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-11: Assigned to State Government Administration Committee (House) - 2025-03-07: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch (House) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-07: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3486eng.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3486.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3486eng.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3486.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3486-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).