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SB2900 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB2900

 

Introduced 5/18/2021, by Sen. Darren Bailey

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 490/198 new

    Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the 7th day of August of each year is designated as Assyrian Martyrs Day to be observed as a day in recognition of the genocide and persecution of the Assyrian people, and to support the Assyrians of Illinois and commemorate all Assyrian American military veterans who served, and continue to serve, in the United States Armed Forces and the Illinois National Guard.


LRB102 18351 RJF 26149 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

SB2900LRB102 18351 RJF 26149 b

1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by
5adding Section 198 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 490/198 new)
7    Sec. 198. Assyrian Martyrs Day. The 7th day of August of
8each year is designated as Assyrian Martyrs Day to be observed
9as a day in recognition of the genocide and persecution of the
10Assyrian people, and to support the Assyrians of Illinois and
11commemorate all Assyrian American military veterans who
12served, and continue to serve, in the United States Armed
13Forces and the Illinois National Guard.