LINE OF DUTY COMP-ARMED FORCES
Summary
Amends the Line of Duty Compensation Act. Provides that, if no beneficiary is designated or surviving at the death of an Armed Forces member killed in the line of duty, compensation under the Act shall be paid in the following priority: to the surviving beneficiaries designated in the Armed Forces member's Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Election and Certificate; in accordance with the Armed Forces member's legally binding will; or in accordance with the provisions of the Act that apply to other line-of-duty deaths. Applies if compensation was not paid before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Illinois National Guardsman's Compensation Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2006
Committee Review
May 2006
Senate Passage
May 2006
House Passage
Apr 2006
Signed into Law
Jun 2006
Introduced Feb 22, 2006
Signed Jun 8, 2006
Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2006 · House Apr 19, 2006
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
May 3, 2006
D
Democratic26
100% Yea
R
Republican25
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
62
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Jun 8, 2006
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 3, 2006
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 3, 2006
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
upper
May 3, 2006
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 007-000-000
upper
May 2, 2006
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government
upper
May 2, 2006
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 20, 2006
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 2, 2006
upper
Apr 20, 2006
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
upper
Apr 19, 2006
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-0-17)
house
Apr 12, 2006
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans Affairs Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Apr 12, 2006
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Veterans Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 12, 2006
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Veterans Affairs Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2006
Committee
Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2006
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Feb 8, 2006
Upper · Passed
Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000
upper
Feb 1, 2006
Committee
Assigned to State Government
upper
Jan 20, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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