---
type: "Bill"
title: "AWARENESS-CANCER IN VETERANS"
description: "Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning sarcoidosis."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 838"
citation: "Illinois SB 838 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32b84f0c-e5f4-4a44-82b4-97dced074fad"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=838&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=102337&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "31269a6cceae0f5d7d045a07e5be4d67d060e7335eb438840acc950dacde061a"
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 838 (100th) — AWARENESS-CANCER IN VETERANS

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning sarcoidosis.

## 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=10000SB0838&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=102337&DocNum=838&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0838eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=102337&DocNum=838&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0838enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=102337&DocNum=838&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carol Sente — cosponsor (person)
- David Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Juliana Stratton — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-01** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2017-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2017
- **2017-03-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Veterans Affairs
- **2017-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Veterans Affairs
- **2017-04-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Veterans Affairs; 005-000-000
- **2017-04-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2017
- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-03** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2017-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2017-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2017-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2017-05-15** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
- **2017-05-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2017-05-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2017-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2017-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2017-05-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2017-05-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2017-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-18** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0224 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32b84f0c-e5f4-4a44-82b4-97dced074fad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).