SB 641 Illinois Senate · 102nd Regular Session

HIGHER ED VETERANS SERVICE ACT

Summary
Amends the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. With regard to the requirement to advertise the office location and phone number of and Internet access to the Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel and Student Services, provides that the advertisement must also include the website and any social media accounts of the public college or university. Requires each public college and university to annually report to the Board of Higher Education on the efforts of the public college or university in attracting, recruiting, and retaining veterans and military personnel. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 22, 2021 Signed Aug 6, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2021 · House May 27, 2021

How they voted

440
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
Apr 21, 2021
D Democratic29
27 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican17
17 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 6, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 116-000-000
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Higher Education; 014-000-000
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 11 co-sponsors

Sponsors