(5 ILCS 460/17) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 17. State bee. The bumblebee Bombus auricomus, commonly known as the "Black-and-Gold Bumblebee", is designated as the official State bee of the State of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 104-539, eff. 1-1-27.)