2025-2026 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

SB1368: MULTI-COUNTY VET ASSISTANCE

Legislative Summary

Amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act. Provides that in counties that do not have a Veterans Assistance Commission prior to January 1, 2026, and in which there exists a judicial circuit whose jurisdictional boundaries include multiple counties, veteran service organizations located within any of those counties that are within the judicial circuit's jurisdictional boundaries may come together and create a Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commission that shall provide services to veterans and their families who reside in those participating counties. Contains provisions concerning the use of tax proceeds to hire Commission staff; the selection process for Commission superintendents, delegates, and alternates; mergers between existing county Veterans Assistance Commissions and jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commissions; and other matters.

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Bill History

1/29/2025
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy
Senate
1/29/2025
First Reading
Senate
1/29/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
2/4/2025
Assigned to Veterans Affairs
Senate
2/6/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
Senate
2/7/2025
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
Senate
3/6/2025
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
Senate
3/13/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy
Senate
3/13/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate
3/18/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Veterans Affairs
Senate
3/19/2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Senate
3/19/2025
Do Pass as Amended Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
Senate
3/19/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
Senate
4/1/2025
Second Reading
Senate
4/1/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2025
Senate
4/3/2025
Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
Senate
4/3/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
Senate
4/4/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
Senate
4/4/2025
Arrived in House
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
Senate
4/17/2025
Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Amendment 001

Senate Amendment 001

3/13/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading in Senate
4/3/2025
54
Yea
0
Nay
5
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/3/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Veterans' Affairs(House of Representatives)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/3/202536.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/29/2025180.2 KB