Bill Text: IL HB4586 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates each February 28th as a day for the commemoration of and reflection upon the contributions of African American slaves to Illinois and the United States. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-06-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0930 [HB4586 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB4586-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 | adding Section 155 as follows:
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| 6 | (5 ILCS 490/155 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 155. Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and | ||||||
| 8 | the Transatlantic Slave Trade. March 25 of each year is | ||||||
| 9 | designated as the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery | ||||||
| 10 | and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, a day for the people of the | ||||||
| 11 | State to commemorate and reflect upon the contributions of | ||||||
| 12 | African American slaves to Illinois and to the United States, | ||||||
| 13 | in concert with the United Nations' International Day of | ||||||
| 14 | Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic | ||||||
| 15 | Slave Trade.
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| 16 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 17 | becoming law.
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