# Illinois SJR0024: ILLINOIS BACON DAY Illinois SJR0024, ILLINOIS BACON DAY, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Chris Balkema (Republican); status adopted, last action 2025-05-31 (Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SJR0024-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SJR0024 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: ILLINOIS BACON DAY - Status: adopted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-04 - Last action: 2025-05-31, Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. - Sponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican) - Cosponsors: 29 - Subjects: assignments, agriculture, agriculture & conservation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (18 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Declares May 7, 2025 as Illinois Bacon Day and invites all Illinoisans to thank a pig farmer by enjoying some delicious slices of bacon. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Amy Briel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bradley Fritts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Charles Meier (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Craig Wilcox (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dan Swanson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Doris Turner (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Edgar González, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eva-Dina Delgado (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Fred Crespo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gregg Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Harry Benton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Justin Slaughter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stuart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Li Arellano, Jr. (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lilian Jiménez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Beth Canty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Gill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Hanson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sally J. Turner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sonya M. Harper (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Travis Weaver (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wayne A. Rosenthal (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-06 | House | Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-04-04 | Senate | Be Adopted Agriculture; | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2025-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2025-05-31: Adopted Both Houses (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Resolution Adopted (House) - 2025-05-31: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson (House) - 2025-05-07: Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions (House) - 2025-05-07: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2025-05-07: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal (House) - 2025-05-07: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez (House) - 2025-05-07: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-05-07: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung (House) - 2025-05-07: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel (House) - 2025-05-07: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier (House) - 2025-05-07: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill (House) - 2025-05-07: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty (House) - 2025-05-07: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) - 2025-05-07: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson (House) - 2025-05-06: Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-22: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart (House) - 2025-04-22: Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2025-04-17: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-15: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2025-04-11: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-04-11: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Resolution Adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Placed on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions April 8, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Be Adopted Agriculture; 009-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Assigned to Agriculture (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Filed with Secretary (Senate) ## Bill text - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SJR/PDF/10400SJ0024lv.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/SJR/PDF/10400SJ0024lv.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-SJR0024-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).