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
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 27, 2017
Last action Jan 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2017
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Apr 27, 2017
D
Democratic31
90% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Apr 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 27, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0-3)
senate
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 · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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