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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 HB3663
Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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5 ILCS 490/50 |
from Ch. 1, par. 3051-50 |
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Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the last Sunday in September (now, the second Sunday in August) as Gold Star Mothers' Day.
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A BILL FOR
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HB3663 |
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LRB096 10395 JAM 20565 b |
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| AN ACT concerning government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 50 as follows:
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| (5 ILCS 490/50) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-50)
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| Sec. 50. Gold Star Mothers Day. The Governor shall annually |
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| designate by
official proclamation the last second Sunday in |
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| September August as Gold Star Mothers' Day
to be observed |
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| throughout the State as a day to honor and commemorate for the |
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| purpose of holding
appropriate ceremonies in commemoration of |
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| the mothers of men and women who
gave their lives while serving |
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| with the armed forces of the United States
in time of war or |
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| during a period of hostilities.
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| (Source: P.A. 87-272 .)
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