Illinois House Bill 5553 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-18 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the second Monday in October of each year (currently, the last Monday in September) shall be a holiday to be known as Indigenous Peoples Day to be observed throughout the State (currently, not a holiday). Removes Columbus Day as a holiday and a commemorative date. Amends the Election Code, the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, and the Promissory Note and Bank Holiday Act to make changes to provide for Indigenous Peoples Day as a State holiday and the removal of Columbus Day as a State holiday. Makes conforming changes.

HOLIDAY-INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY

Rep. Delia Ramirez [D]

Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-18	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2020-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-02-18	House	First Reading
2020-02-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Delia C. Ramirez

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	1-6	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	24-2	Amended Code	Citation Text
205	630	17	Amended Code	Citation Text
30	500	15-45	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	490	35	Repealed Code	Citation Text
5	490	7	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5553&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB5553.htm