VETERANS' AFFAIRS-REFERENCES
Summary
Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Amends various Acts by correcting references to the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act and the Department of Veterans' Affairs and by eliminating references to the Illinois Veterans' Commission, which was the predecessor agency of the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Effective January 1, 2018.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Mar 17, 2017
Signed Aug 18, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2017 · House Mar 16, 2017
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 48
May 25, 2017
D
Democratic28
89% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Aug 18, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 25, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Apr 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 17, 2017
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 16, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-0-9)
house
Mar 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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