Illinois HB4438: STATE BEE DESIGNATION

What the bill says

A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4438Introduced 1/20/2026, by Rep. Janet Yang RohrSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 460/17 new 5 ILCS 460/17 new ILCS 460/17 new Amends the State Designations Act. Designates the Black-and-GoldBumblebee (Bombus auricomus) as the official State bee of the State ofIllinois. LRB104 17742 WRO 31173 b LRB104 17742 WRO 31173 b LRB104 17742 WRO 31173 b A BILL FOR HB4438LRB104 17742 WRO 31173 b HB4438 LRB104 17742 WRO 31173 b HB4438 LRB104 17742 WRO 31173 b AN ACT concerning government.

From the introduced text, January 15, 2026:

A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4438Introduced 1/20/2026, by Rep. Janet Yang RohrSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 460/17 new 5 ILCS 460/17 new ILCS 460/17 new Amends the State Designations Act. Designates the Black-and-GoldBumblebee (Bombus auricomus) as the official State bee of the State ofIllinois. LRB104 17742 WRO 31173 b LRB104 17742 WRO 31173 b LRB104 17742 WRO 31173 b A BILL FOR HB4438LRB104 17742 WRO 31173 b HB4438 LRB104 17742 WRO 31173 b HB4438 LRB104 17742 WRO 31173 b AN ACT concerning government. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The State Designations Act is amended by adding Section 17 as follows: (5 ILCS 460/17 new) [ADDED: Sec. 17. ][ADDED: State bee. ][ADDED: The bumblebee Bombus auricomus, ] [ADDED: commonly known as the "Black-and-Gold Bumblebee", is ] [ADDED: designated as the official State bee of the State of Illinois.]

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Sponsors

• Janet Yang Rohr (D, 41) · primary sponsor
• Diane Blair-Sherlock (D, 46)
• (D, 62)