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HB 2875 Illinois House · 97th Regular Session

IL VET HOME-GOLD STAR FAMILY

Summary
Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that any natural father, natural mother, or spouse of a veteran killed in the line of duty, (also known as a Gold Star Family member) deemed eligible for per diem payments by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs who was a resident of the State of Illinois for a continuous period of one year immediately before making application is entitled to admission to any of the Illinois Veterans Homes should vacant beds exist. Further provides that preference for filling vacant beds or for filling vacant beds from a waiting list shall be granted first to eligible veterans.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Aug 2011
Introduced Apr 7, 2011 Signed Aug 11, 2011
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2011 · House Apr 6, 2011

How they voted

55–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 56
May 17, 2011
D Democratic33
33 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican23
22 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 11, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 17, 2011
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 17, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (55-0-1)
senate
May 6, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
upper
Apr 27, 2011
Committee
Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
upper
Apr 11, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 7, 2011
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 6, 2011
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0-7)
house
Mar 10, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 017-000-000
lower
Mar 10, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Veterans' Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 7, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2011
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
lower
Feb 24, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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