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HB 5600 Illinois House · 99th Regular Session

DPT VET AFF-FIELD OFFICE

Summary
Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. In a provision requiring a service officer to be assigned to each field office established by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, provides that he or she must be an honorably discharged veteran from service in the Armed Forces of the United States who has served at least 2 years of military service (rather than he must be an honorably discharged veteran from service in the Armed Forces of the United States; and he must have served during a time of hostilities with a foreign country). Removes the definition for "time of hostilities with a foreign country". Removes certain conditions concerning military service and discharge. Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2016
Committee Review
Jul 2016
House Passage
Apr 2016
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 13, 2016 Last action Jan 10, 2017
Floor votes · House Apr 13, 2016

How they voted

96–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 98
Apr 13, 2016
D Democratic59
58 Yea 1
98% Yea
R Republican39
38 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
52
Key actions
5
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Jul 31, 2016
Committee
Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
upper
May 4, 2016
Upper · Passed
Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000
upper
Apr 27, 2016
Committee
Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
upper
Apr 14, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 13, 2016
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 13, 2016
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-2)
house
Apr 5, 2016
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 019-000-000
lower
Apr 5, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Veterans' Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 4, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2016
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
lower
Mar 23, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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