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SB 1693 Illinois Senate · 100th Regular Session

VITAL RECORDS-MILITARY SERVICE

Summary
Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that the death certificate for an individual with a history of military service may include or may be amended to include the deceased individual's veteran status, the branch of the military that he or she served in, and the period of time that he or she served in the military. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Apr 27, 2017 Signed Aug 24, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2017 · House May 19, 2017

How they voted

43–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 48
May 31, 2017
D Democratic28
23 Yea 5
82% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
42
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Amendments
4
Aug 24, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2017
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
upper
May 26, 2017
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
upper
May 26, 2017
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 19, 2017
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2017
upper
May 19, 2017
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 19, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (83-0-17)
house
May 16, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 011-000-000
lower
May 16, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Veterans' Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
May 11, 2017
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 11, 2017
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
lower
May 9, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
Apr 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
upper
Feb 28, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Veterans Affairs
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.