Bill Text: IL HB4199 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that Veterans Day honors the victory in all wars of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines (now, United States Army, Navy, and Air Force). Effective immediately.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 17-7)
Status: (Passed) 2009-07-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0092 [HB4199 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB4199-Enrolled.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning government.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 90 as follows:
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| 6 | (5 ILCS 490/90) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-90)
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| 7 | Sec. 90. Veterans Day. The eleventh day of November of each | ||||||
| 8 | year shall
be a holiday to be known as Veterans Day and to be | ||||||
| 9 | observed throughout the
State as a day to hold appropriate | ||||||
| 10 | exercises in commemoration of the
victory of the United States | ||||||
| 11 | Army, the United States Navy, and the United
States Air Force, | ||||||
| 12 | the United States Marines, the United States Coast Guard, and | ||||||
| 13 | the United States Merchant Marines in all wars.
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| 14 | (Source: P.A. 87-272.)
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| 15 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 16 | becoming law.
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