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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5553         </title>
<shortdesc>HOLIDAY-INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Delia C. Ramirez-Barbara Hernandez</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>5 ILCS 490/7</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>5 ILCS 490/35 rep.</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/1-6</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 500/15-45</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>105 ILCS 5/24-2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 122, par. 24-2</aliasreference><reference>205 ILCS 630/17</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 17, par. 2201</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the second Monday in October of each year (currently, the last Monday in September) shall be a holiday to be known as Indigenous Peoples Day to be observed throughout the State (currently, not a holiday). Removes Columbus Day as a holiday and a commemorative date. Amends the Election Code, the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, and the Promissory Note and Bank Holiday Act to make changes to provide for Indigenous Peoples Day as a State holiday and the removal of Columbus Day as a State holiday. Makes conforming changes.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/14/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Delia C. Ramirez</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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