Bill Text: IL HB4345 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that May 19 of each year is designated as "First Responder Mental Health Awareness Day", to be observed throughout the State as a day to honor firefighters, police officers, and other first responders who have lost their lives due to and suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other mental health issues.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-3)

Status: (Passed) 2018-08-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0900 [HB4345 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB4345-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB4345 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 490/148 new
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that May 19 of each year is designated as First Responder Mental Health Awareness Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to honor firefighters, police officers, and other first responders who have lost their lives due to and suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other mental health issues.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning 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 148 as follows:
(5 ILCS 490/148 new)
Sec. 148. First Responder Mental Health Awareness Day. May
19 of each year is designated as First Responder Mental Health
Awareness Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day to
honor firefighters, police officers, and other first
responders who have lost their lives due to and suffer from
post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other mental
health issues.