STATE BEE DESIGNATION

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Plain-English Summary

Amends the State Designations Act. Designates the Black-and-Gold Bumblebee (Bombus auricomus) as the official State bee of the State of Illinois.

Source: OpenStates · fetched July 8, 2026

Votes

Sponsorship · 26 Sponsors

Democrat21Republican5Independent0Other0

D · PrimeJanet Yang Rohr
D · CoDiane Blair-Sherlock
D · CoLaura Faver Dias
D · CoLisa Davis
R · CoDaniel Swanson
R · CoWayne Rosenthal
R · CoMike Coffey
D · CoNicolle Grasse
D · CoMichael Crawford
D · CoJoyce Mason
D · CoNatalie Manley
D · CoMary Gill
D · CoMichelle Mussman
D · CoKelly Cassidy
D · CoTracy Katz Muhl
D · CoDagmara Avelar
D · CoAnna Moeller
D · CoMaura Hirschauer
D · CoMargaret DeLaRosa
D · CoKevin Olickal
D · PrimeLaura Ellman
R · CoSally Turner
R · CoSeth Lewis
D · CoMike Simmons
D · CoLaura Murphy
D · CoMichael Hastings

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