VETERANS HOMES-SPOUSES
Summary
Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that a non-veteran spouse shall only have the same priority for admission to a Veterans Home as a veteran if the non-veteran spouse and his or her veteran spouse are admitted at the same time to live together at the Veterans Home. Makes corresponding changes in provisions concerning the admission of a spouse to the Illinois Veterans Homes at Anna or Quincy.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced Apr 25, 2018
Signed Jul 17, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2018 · House May 31, 2018
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 51
May 25, 2018
D
Democratic31
83% Yea
R
Republican20
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
11
Committee
14
Amendments
3
Jul 17, 2018
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2018
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 107-000-001
lower
May 30, 2018
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 007-000-000
lower
May 28, 2018
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
May 25, 2018
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 25, 2018
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
lower
May 25, 2018
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 25, 2018
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 25, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-9)
senate
May 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
upper
May 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
May 16, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Veterans Affairs
upper
May 15, 2018
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 15, 2018
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Paul Schimpf
upper
May 15, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Veterans Affairs
upper
May 15, 2018
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
upper
Apr 26, 2018
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 25, 2018
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 11, 2018
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Mar 5, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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