Bill Text: IL HB2932 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Flag Display Act. Requires the Governor to issue an official notice to fly the United States national flag, the State flag of Illinois, and the appropriate military flag upon the death of a resident of this State killed during on duty training for active military duty.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 52-26)
Status: (Passed) 2015-08-17 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0372 [HB2932 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB2932-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 099-0372 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Flag Display Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 10 as follows:
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(5 ILCS 465/10) | ||||
Sec. 10. Death of resident military member, law enforcement | ||||
officer, firefighter, or members of EMS crews. | ||||
(a) The Governor shall issue an official notice to fly the | ||||
following flags at half-staff upon the death of a resident of | ||||
this State killed (i) by hostile fire as a member of the United | ||||
States armed forces, (ii) in the line of duty as a law | ||||
enforcement officer, (iii) in the line of duty as a | ||||
firefighter, or (iv) in the line of duty as a member of an | ||||
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) crew; or (v) during on duty | ||||
training for active military duty: the United States national | ||||
flag, the State flag of Illinois, and, in the case of the death | ||||
of the member of the United States armed forces, the | ||||
appropriate military flag as defined in subsection (b) of | ||||
Section 18.6 of the Condominium Property Act. Upon the | ||||
Governor's notice, each person or entity required by this Act | ||||
to ensure the display of the United States national flag on a | ||||
flagstaff shall ensure that the flags described in the notice | ||||
are displayed at half-staff on the day designated for the | ||
resident's funeral and the 2 days preceding that day. | ||
(b) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall notify the | ||
Governor of the death by hostile fire of an Illinois resident | ||
member of the United States armed forces. The Department of | ||
State Police shall notify the Governor of the death in the line | ||
of duty of an Illinois resident law enforcement officer. The | ||
Office of the State Fire Marshal shall notify the Governor of | ||
the death in the line of duty of an Illinois resident | ||
firefighter. The Department of Public Health shall notify the | ||
Governor of the death in the line of duty of an Illinois | ||
resident member of an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) crew. | ||
Notice to the Governor shall include at least the resident's | ||
name and Illinois address, the date designated for the funeral, | ||
and the circumstances of the death. | ||
(c) For the purpose of this Section, the United States | ||
armed forces includes: (i) the United States Army, Navy, Marine | ||
Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard; (ii) any reserve component | ||
of each of the forces listed in item (i); and (iii) the | ||
National Guard. | ||
(d) Nothing in this Section requires the removal or | ||
relocation of any existing flags currently displayed in the | ||
State. This Section does not apply to a State facility if the | ||
requirements of this Section cannot be satisfied without a | ||
physical modification to that facility.
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(Source: P.A. 98-234, eff. 1-1-14.)
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