Illinois House Bill 3874 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on August 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-17 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the holiday known as Halloween shall be officially celebrated in the State of Illinois on the last Saturday of October of each year, which may include "trick-or-treating" and any other forms of celebration deemed appropriate for the day. Provides that any laws or ordinances established by State or local government pertaining to the regulation of Halloween activities shall apply to celebrations occurring on the day designated for official Halloween celebrations. Provides that nothing shall be construed to otherwise limit the application of previously established State laws or local ordinances regulating Halloween activities. Effective immediately.

OFFICIAL HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION

Rep. Thaddeus Jones [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-17	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-10-17	House	First Reading
2019-08-27	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
5	490	143	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3874&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB3874.htm