SOS MERIT CODE-VETERAN VISITS
Summary
Amends the Secretary of State Merit Employment Code. Grants veteran employees 4 (rather than 2) days per year to visit a veterans hospital for examination of a military service connected disability. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2012
Committee Review
Apr 2012
House Passage
May 2012
Senate Passage
May 2012
Signed into Law
Aug 2012
Introduced Mar 21, 2012
Signed Aug 13, 2012
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2012 · House Mar 8, 2012
How they voted
57–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
May 22, 2012
D
Democratic34
100% Yea
R
Republican24
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 13, 2012
Became law
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0949
Aug 13, 2012
Signed into law
Governor Approved
May 22, 2012
House · Passed
Passed Both Houses
May 22, 2012
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (57-0-1)
Apr 19, 2012
Senate · Reported by committee
Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
Apr 11, 2012
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
Mar 21, 2012
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Assignments
Mar 21, 2012
Senate · Introduced
Arrive in Senate
Mar 8, 2012
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (112-0-6)
Mar 1, 2012
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 021-000-000
Feb 21, 2012
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee
Feb 7, 2012
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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