Illinois · House Bill 5910 · 103rd General Assembly

POW MIA RECOGNITION DAY

HB 5910 Sponsored by Wayne A. Rosenthal Died in committee

  1. Introduced Nov 12, 2024
  2. In committee Nov 13, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the Governor shall annually designate by official proclamation the third Friday of September in each year as POW/MIA Recognition Day (rather than the third Friday of September in each year is designated as POW/MIA Recognition Day) to be observed in honor and remembrance of the men and women who, as POWs, have suffered captivity in foreign countries while in…

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Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the Governor shall annually designate by official proclamation the third Friday of September in each year as POW/MIA Recognition Day (rather than the third Friday of September in each year is designated as POW/MIA Recognition Day) to be observed in honor and remembrance of the men and women who, as POWs, have suffered captivity in foreign countries while in active service with the United States armed forces or who, as MIAs, have been recognized as missing in action in a time of war or during a period of hostilities (rather than who were recognized as POWs or MIAs in a time of war or during a period of hostilities). Provides that the Governor shall request, in the Governor's annual designation by official proclamation, that some portion of the third Friday of September be used for solemn contemplation on the plight of members of the United States armed forces who have been held prisoners of war and members of the United States armed forces who have been missing in action and the resolve of families and friends who continue to seek the fullest possible accounting for missing loved ones. Effective immediately.

Every action

10 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Bunting
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr.
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
  5. HouseFirst Reading
  6. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
  10. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 6 Republicans.

All 6 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.