HB1542 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB1542

Introduced 2/10/2005, by Rep. Jim Sacia

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

25 ILCS 10/15 new

Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Authorizes the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and the President and Minority Leader of the Senate to provide permanent physical memorials in each chamber of the General Assembly in the Capitol to those members who died in office.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning the General Assembly.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The General Assembly Operations Act is amended by adding Section 15 as follows:

(25 ILCS 10/15 new)

Sec. 15. Chamber memorials. The Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and the President and Minority Leader of the Senate, or their designees, are authorized to provide in each chamber of the General Assembly in the Capitol a permanent physical memorial to the members of that chamber who died in office. The Architect of the Capitol, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Senate shall be consulted as to the design and placement of the memorials. The 2 memorials shall be similar in design and materials.