HB 2856 Illinois House · 103rd Regular Session

VITAL RECORDS-VETERAN DEATH

Summary

Amends the Vital Records Act. Requires death certificates to include (1) a "Yes" or "No" designation of whether the deceased was a veteran, (2) if the deceased was a veteran, a "Yes" or "No" designation of whether the deceased was receiving a compensatory pension or benefit at the time of his or her death for an illness or injury that may have contributed to his or her death, and (3) if the deceased is designated as having received a compensatory pension or benefit, a "Yes" or "No" designation of whether the illness or injury was a contributing cause or factor in the deceased's death.

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

House Passage

May 2023

Signed into Law

Jul 2023

Introduced Mar 23, 2023 Signed Jul 31, 2023

Floor votes · House Mar 22, 2023

How they voted

111–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 116

Mar 22, 2023

D Democratic76

71 Yea 5

93% Yea

R Republican40

40 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jul 31, 2023

Signed into law

Governor Approved

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Both Houses

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000

lower

Apr 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000

lower

Apr 12, 2023

Committee

Assigned to Veterans Affairs

lower

Mar 28, 2023

Committee

Referred to Assignments

lower

Mar 23, 2023

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

lower

Mar 22, 2023

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000

lower

Mar 21, 2023

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

lower

Mar 15, 2023

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000

lower

Mar 14, 2023

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee

lower

Mar 10, 2023

Committee

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 10, 2023

Introduced

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Swanson

lower

Mar 1, 2023

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000

lower

Feb 23, 2023

Committee

Assigned to State Government Administration Committee

lower

Feb 16, 2023

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 17 co-sponsors