Amends the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. Provides that if a military decoration is delivered to the Treasurer as abandoned property, the Treasurer shall deliver the military decoration to the U.S. Department of Defense for proper disposition. Effective immediately.
Creates the War on Terrorism Veterans Act. Provides that a memorial honoring persons who earned the Southwest Asia Service Medal serving in either Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom may be constructed by a private entity on a portion of the State property in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning financial exploitation of an elderly person.
Amends the Burn Injury Reporting Act. Repeals a Section of the Act that would have repealed the Act on January 1, 2009. Effective immediately.
Honors the fallen soldiers, sailors, airman, and marines from the State of Illinois who have fallen in battle in the last year.
Designates Illinois Route 173 as the 173rd Airborne Brigade Highway in honor of the brave men and women of the United States Army 173rd Airborne Brigade.
Requests that the Department of Transportation conduct a study on the advisability of expanding the use of cable barriers in Illinois and report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than July 1, 2009.
Congratulates the staff of The Greenville Advocate and the Reeves family on the occasion of the newspaper's 150th anniversary.
Honors Illinois State Representative Jim Watson for his service to our country and wishes him a safe tour of duty.
Recognizes the citizens of Greenville and the Greenville Women's Club on the occasion of receiving the Governor's Home Town Award for 2007 on November 27, 2007.
