100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2568

 

Introduced , by Rep. Anna Moeller

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 460/43 new

    Amends the State Designations Act. Designates milkweed as the official State wildflower of the State of Illinois. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Designations Act is amended by adding
5Section 43 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 460/43 new)
7    Sec. 43. State wildflower. The plant Asclepias spp,
8commonly known as "Milkweed", is designated the official State
9wildflower of the State of Illinois.
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.