Illinois Senate Joint Resolution 40

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on May 19 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-05-26 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Declares July 2 through July 8, 2023 as Gun Violence Memorial and Prevention Week. Mourns the lives lost at the hands of gunfire in the City of Highland Park on July 4, 2022 and all those around the State of Illinois who have been lost to gun violence and recognizes the surviving families that live with the trauma of their losses. Remembers the lives of Katherine Goldstein, Irina McCarthy, Kevin McCarthy, Stephen Straus, Jacquelyn Sundheim, Nicholas Toledo-Zaragoza, Eduardo Uvaldo, and Aréanah Preston. Remembers all gun violence victims in the City of Chicago and all gun violence victim everywhere across the State. Honors the City of Highland Park, the City of Chicago, and their law enforcement, first responders, and community leaders for their service to the people of Illinois. Urges leaders to continue to do everything in their power to ensure communities across the State do not experience the trauma of gun violence, so that these horrific tragedies shall not be in vain.

GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION WEEK

Sen. Julie Morrison [D]	Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]	Sen. Laura Murphy [D]	Sen. Ann Gillespie [D]
Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-26	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-05-25	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2023-05-19	House	Arrived in House
2023-05-19	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
2023-05-19	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2023-05-19	Senate	Resolution Adopted
2023-05-19	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions
2023-05-19	Senate	Approved for Consideration Assignments
2023-05-18	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-05-18	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2023-05-18	Senate	Filed with Secretary

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=40&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SJR&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SJR/10300SJ0040.htm