HB 5359 Illinois House · 102nd Regular Session

VETERANS HOME ADMISSIONS

Summary

Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that a veteran is entitled to admission to an Illinois Veterans Home if he or she has served in the National Guard or Reserve Forces of the United States and completed 20 years of satisfactory service, is otherwise eligible to receive reserve or active duty retirement benefits, and has been an Illinois resident for at least one year before applying for admission for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary care or nursing home care (currently, only domiciliary care). Effective immediately.

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Jan 2022

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Introduced Jan 28, 2022 Last action Jan 10, 2023

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Feb 18, 2022

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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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Feb 9, 2022

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Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Jan 31, 2022

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Referred to Rules Committee

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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors