HB4199 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4199

Introduced 2/27/2009, by Rep. Mike Bost

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

5 ILCS 490/90

from Ch. 1, par. 3051-90

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.

A BILL FOR

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 changing Section 90 as follows:

(5 ILCS 490/90) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-90)

Sec. 90. Veterans Day. The eleventh day of November of each year shall be a holiday to be known as Veterans Day and to be observed throughout the State as a day to hold appropriate exercises in commemoration of the victory of the United States Army, the United States Navy, and the United States Air Force, the United States Marines, the United States Coast Guard, and the United States Merchant Marines in all wars.

(Source: P.A. 87-272.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.