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+type: "Bill"
+title: "MISSING PERSONS-VETERANS"
+description: "Amends the Missing Persons Identification Act. Provides that the definition of \"high-risk missing person\" includes a person who is a veteran or active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, or any reserve component of the United States Armed Forces who is believed to have a physical or mental health condition that is related to his or her service."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "100th"
+identifier: "SB 2278"
+citation: "Illinois SB 2278 (100th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 49
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-01-10"
+last_action: "2018-08-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9cc9d277-bf26-44b4-b84e-f406f47842a7"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2278&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=108494&SessionID=91&GA=100"
+source_hash: "05e0bef19a60dfaa15f757b185962c619dc03270de86e6083a3d25107c815226"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 2278 (100th) — MISSING PERSONS-VETERANS
+
+Amends the Missing Persons Identification Act. Provides that the definition of "high-risk missing person" includes a person who is a veteran or active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, or any reserve component of the United States Armed Forces who is believed to have a physical or mental health condition that is related to his or her service.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2278&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108494&DocNum=2278&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2278eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108494&DocNum=2278&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2278enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108494&DocNum=2278&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **103–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Avery Bourne — cosponsor (person)
+- Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
+- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
+- Jerry Costello, II — cosponsor (person)
+- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
+- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
+- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
+- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael D. Unes — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael Halpin — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael P. McAuliffe — cosponsor (person)
+- Natalie Phelps Finnie — cosponsor (person)
+- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
+- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)
+- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
+- Steven Reick — cosponsor (person)
+- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
+- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
+- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
+- **2018-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-24** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2018-01-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
+- **2018-01-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
+- **2018-01-30** Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2018-01-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading January 30, 2018
+- **2018-02-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 21, 2018
+- **2018-02-21** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-02-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2018-02-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
+- **2018-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
+- **2018-03-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
+- **2018-04-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
+- **2018-04-26** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2018-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
+- **2018-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
+- **2018-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2018-05-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
+- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
+- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
+- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
+- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
+- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
+- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
+- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
+- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
+- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie
+- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
+- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
+- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
+- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
+- **2018-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
+- **2018-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-05-18** Passed Both Houses
+- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
+- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
+- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
+- **2018-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2018-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2019
+- **2018-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0835 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9cc9d277-bf26-44b4-b84e-f406f47842a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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