HB 4891 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

DEPT VET AFF-SERVICE OFFICERS

Summary

Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Requires all service officers and any supervisors, including the field manager, within the field division to be currently serving reservists or national guardsmen in good standing or honorably discharged veterans from service in the Armed Forces of the United States, active or reserve component. Removes a requirement that service officers and supervisors serve during a time of hostilities with a foreign country and meet one or more listed conditions.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 10, 2026 Last action May 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 8, 2026

MINOR

The bill was amended to correct a grammatical error regarding the term 'veteran' and to clarify the service requirements for field managers. Specifically, the requirement for service during a time of hostilities was retained, but the conditions for meeting that requirement were adjusted to specify that the veteran must serve for the duration of hostilities regardless of engagement length, while also maintaining the option for hardship discharges or service-connected disability releases.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on staffing requirements for the Department of Veterans Affairs field division, with no change to the overall applicability.

REQUIREMENT

Corrected a typo in the text where 'veterans veteran' was changed to 'veteran' for grammatical accuracy.

Clarified the hostilities service requirement by specifying that the veteran must serve for the duration of hostilities regardless of the length of engagement, ensuring the condition is met even for shorter engagements if they cover the entire conflict period.

Adjusted the formatting and wording of the discharge conditions to ensure consistency, specifically regarding the hardship discharge and service-connected disability release criteria.

Floor votes · House Apr 8, 2026

How they voted

107–0

Passed · 9 other

Total votes 116

Apr 8, 2026

D Democratic76

70 Yea 6

92% Yea

R Republican40

37 Yea 3

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Apr 10, 2026

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 010-000-000

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor