PERSONNEL CODE-DISABLED VETS
Summary
Amends the Personnel Code. Grants a State employee subject to the Code who is a veteran 4 days of leave per year (in addition to any currently available sick leave) to visit a veterans hospital for examination of a military service-connected disability (now, 2 days per year).
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
Apr 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 21, 2007
Signed Aug 13, 2007
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2007 · House Mar 20, 2007
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
May 16, 2007
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
63
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 13, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 16, 2007
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Apr 19, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
upper
Mar 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
upper
Mar 21, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 21, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 20, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-0-1)
house
Mar 13, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 6, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
Mar 2, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rich Brauer
lower
Feb 23, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans Affairs Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Feb 8, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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