# Illinois HR0894: FRENCH HERITAGE MONTH/DAY

Illinois HR0894, FRENCH HERITAGE MONTH/DAY, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Jackie Haas (Republican); status adopted, last action 2026-05-30 (Resolution Adopted) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois HR0894
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: FRENCH HERITAGE MONTH/DAY
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-05-12
- Last action: 2026-05-30, Resolution Adopted
- Sponsor: Jackie Haas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: international relations, tourism, and trade
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (10 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Declares March 2026 as French Heritage Month and March 20, 2026 as French Heritage Day in the State of Illinois to celebrate the linguistic and cultural heritage of French-speaking communities and to promote the values of diversity, cooperation, and cultural exchange.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jackie Haas (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Recommends Be Adopted International Relations, Tourism, and Trade; | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2026-05-30: Resolution Adopted (House)
- 2026-05-21: Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions (House)
- 2026-05-21: Recommends Be Adopted International Relations, Tourism, and Trade; 010-000-000 (House)
- 2026-05-14: Assigned to International Relations, Tourism, and Trade (House)
- 2026-05-13: Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-05-12: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jackie Haas (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HR/PDF/10400HR0894.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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HR/PDF/10400HR0894.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HR0894-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).