---
type: "Bill"
title: "VETERANS-MEMBERS BENEFIT FUND"
description: "Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that the Department of Veterans' Affairs may make expenditures from a members benefits fund, subject to approval by the Director of Veterans' Affairs, for recognition and appreciation programs for volunteers who assist the Veterans Homes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 3191"
citation: "Illinois SB 3191 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-16"
last_action: "2018-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f0f33e7-642e-42f0-8e6b-9a21207a4528"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3191&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=110871&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "6ff8a60c50d730bc93b38bf400c646c4d3d442af1367e640ae997dd23300b2c5"
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 3191 (100th) — VETERANS-MEMBERS BENEFIT FUND

Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that the Department of Veterans' Affairs may make expenditures from a members benefits fund, subject to approval by the Director of Veterans' Affairs, for recognition and appreciation programs for volunteers who assist the Veterans Homes.

## 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=10000SB3191&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110871&DocNum=3191&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3191eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110871&DocNum=3191&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3191enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110871&DocNum=3191&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Paul Schimpf — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-16** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Paul Schimpf `filing`
- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2018-03-14** Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 10, 2018
- **2018-04-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2018
- **2018-04-18** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- **2018-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-26** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **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
- **2018-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0889 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f0f33e7-642e-42f0-8e6b-9a21207a4528`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).