Bill Sponsors: IL HB5576 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

Bill Title: Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the date corresponding with the second new moon following the winter solstice, or the third new moon following the winter solstice should an intercalary month intervene, is a holiday to be observed throughout the State and to be known as the Lunar New Year. Provides that, when the Lunar New Year falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday shall be held and considered the holiday. Amends the Election Code, the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, and the Promissory Note and Bank Holiday Act to include the Lunar New Year as a holiday.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5576 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Representative Hoan Huynh [D]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-013FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Norma Hernandez [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-077FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Kevin Olickal [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-016FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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