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| | HB1455 Engrossed | | LRB098 08783 JDS 38909 b |
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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 175 as follows:
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| 6 | | (5 ILCS 490/175 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 175. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
| 8 | | Month. The month of November in each year is designated as |
| 9 | | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Month to be |
| 10 | | observed throughout the State as a month for the people of |
| 11 | | Illinois to support efforts to decrease the prevalence of COPD, |
| 12 | | develop better treatments, and work toward an eventual cure |
| 13 | | through increased research, treatment, and prevention.
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| 14 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 15 | | becoming law.
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