HB4586ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

State Government Administration Committee

Filed: 2/24/2010

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4586

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4586 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by adding Section 155 as follows:

(5 ILCS 490/155 new)

Sec. 155. Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. March 25 of each year is designated as the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, a day for the people of the State to commemorate and reflect upon the contributions of African American slaves to Illinois and to the United States, in concert with the United Nations' International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

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