Bill Text: IL HB2505 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the month of September of each year as Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2009-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0396 [HB2505 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB2505-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB2505 Introduced 2/20/2009, by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 490/125 new
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the month of September of each year as Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by
adding Section 125 as follows:
(5 ILCS 490/125 new)
Sec. 125. Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The
month of September of each year is designated as Ovarian and
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month to be observed throughout the
State as a month set apart to promote advocacy activities and
the study of ovarian and prostate cancer and to honor those
whose lives have been impacted by the disease. The Governor may
annually issue a proclamation designating September as Ovarian
and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and calling upon the
citizens of the State to promote awareness of ovarian and
prostate cancer.