Bill Status of HB 5902   103rd General Assembly


Short Description:  POW MIA RECOGNITION DAY

House Sponsors
Rep. Maura Hirschauer

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  11/12/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
5 ILCS 490/105

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the Governor shall annually designate by official proclamation the third Friday of September in each year as POW/MIA Recognition Day (rather than the third Friday of September in each year is designated as POW/MIA Recognition Day) to be observed in honor and remembrance of the men and women who, as POWs, have suffered captivity in foreign countries while in active service with the United States armed forces or who, as MIAs, have been recognized as missing in action in a time of war or during a period of hostilities (rather than who were recognized as POWs or MIAs in a time of war or during a period of hostilities). Provides that the Governor shall request, in the Governor's annual designation by official proclamation, that some portion of the third Friday of September be used for solemn contemplation on the plight of members of the United States armed forces who have been held prisoners of war and members of the United States armed forces who have been missing in action and the resolve of families and friends who continue to seek the fullest possible accounting for missing loved ones. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  11/1/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  11/12/2024HouseFirst Reading
  11/12/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee

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