Bill Text: IL HB1455 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the month of November as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Month. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0220 [HB1455 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB1455-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 098-0220 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by | ||||
adding Section 175 as follows:
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(5 ILCS 490/175 new) | ||||
Sec. 175. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) | ||||
Month. The month of November in each year is designated as | ||||
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Month to be | ||||
observed throughout the State as a month for the people of | ||||
Illinois to support efforts to decrease the prevalence of COPD, | ||||
develop better treatments, and work toward an eventual cure | ||||
through increased research, treatment, and prevention.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||
becoming law.
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