BLACK WOMEN'S HISTORY DAY
- Introduced Jan 12, 2023
- In committee Jan 12, 2023
- Died
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Declares February 28, 2023 as Black Women's History Day in the State of Illinois to honor the accomplishments, power, beauty, courage, intelligence, ingenuity, stewardship, and leadership of Black women. Encourages all Illinoisans and their families to acknowledge, in word and in deed, the accomplishments of Black women in places where they live, work, and play, because doing so recognizes Black women's history as American history.
Every action
3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled with Secretary
- CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- SenateSession Sine Die
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Kimberly A. LightfordD Primary sponsor · District 4
From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.