RETURNING VETERANS TASK FORCE
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HB 3315 — RETURNING VETERANS TASK FORCE
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0414
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2011. Enacted.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Creates the Returning Veterans Task Force consisting of members from specified veterans' organizations to develop a plan to coordinate efforts to open doors for returning veterans who have sacrificed for our nation. Contains provisions regarding: the composition of the Task Force; vacancies; duties; compensation; reporting requirements; and duration. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
3 added · 3 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendments to HB 3315 involve changes in the wording and formatting of the bill. Specifically, certain lines have been added, while others have been removed, which likely clarifies the bill's intent or updates its provisions. These revisions are important as they can enhance understanding, ensure compliance with legal standards, or reflect new policy priorities. Ultimately, such changes aim to improve the effectiveness of the legislation when it is enacted.
HB3315 EngrossedEnrolled LRB097 10828 KTG 51307 b AN ACT concerning State government.
HB3315 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB097 10828 KTG 51307 b (d) a member of the General Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the House;
If the Task Force becomes inactive because active theaters cease, the Director of Veterans Affairs may reactivate the Task HB3315 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB097 10828 KTG 51307 b Force if active theaters are reestablished.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0414
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Effective Date January 1, 2012
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Passed; 046-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2011
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 19, 2011
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Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000
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Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
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Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2011
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Arrive in Senate
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 019-000-000
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House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Veterans' Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote
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House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
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House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
Sponsors
- Rosemary Mulligan · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- Rosemary Mulligan
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 182 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 36 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 0% | 0% | 22% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Millner | — | Not Voting |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| McCann | — | Yea |
| McCarter | — | Yea |
| Mulroe | — | Yea |
| Muñoz | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Steans | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Johnson, C. | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Hutchinson | — | Yea |
| LaHood | — | Yea |
| Landek | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Not Voting |
| Luechtefeld | — | Not Voting |
| Jones, J. | — | Not Voting |
| Meeks | — | Not Voting |
| Noland | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Not Voting |
| Duffy | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Frerichs | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Not Voting |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Wilhelmi | — | Not Voting |
| Kotowski | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Not Voting |
| Raoul | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Sandack | — | Yea |
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Not Voting |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bivins | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 91 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Democrat | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 110 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Burns | — | Not Voting |
| McAsey | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Kay | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Lyons | — | Yea |
| Dugan | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| Mell | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Morthland | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Thapedi | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Tryon | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Unes | — | Yea |
| Bradley | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Burke, Daniel | — | Yea |
| Harris, David | — | Yea |
| Burke, Kelly | — | Yea |
| Harris, Greg | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Cavaletto | — | Yea |
| Coladipietro | — | Yea |
| Cole | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Durkin | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Farnham | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Fortner | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Golar | — | Yea |
| Gordon | — | Yea |
| Hatcher | — | Yea |
| Hays | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Not Voting |
| Jones | — | Not Voting |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Connelly | — | Not Voting |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Not Voting |
| Zalewski | — | Yea |
| Nybo | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Not Voting |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Pritchard | — | Yea |
| Ramey | — | Yea |
| Reboletti | — | Yea |
| Reis | — | Yea |
| Riley | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Sente | — | Yea |
| Senger | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Arroyo | — | Yea |
| Barickman | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Not Voting |
| Beiser | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Biss | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Not Voting |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne A. Rosenthal | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 3315 do?
- Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Creates the Returning Veterans Task Force consisting of members from specified veterans' organizations to develop a plan to coordinate efforts to open doors for returning veterans who have sacrificed for our nation. Contains provisions regarding: the composition of the Task Force; vacancies; duties; compensation; reporting requirements; and duration. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors HB 3315?
- HB 3315 is sponsored by Rosemary Mulligan.
- What is the current status of HB 3315?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2011. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 3315?
- Track HB 3315 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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