---
type: "Bill"
title: "VETERANS' AFFAIRS-FIELD OFFICE"
description: "Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall establish a field office in each legislative district (rather than such field offices as it shall find necessary to enable it to perform its duties)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 2991"
citation: "Illinois HB 2991 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Camille Y. Lilly", "Napoleon Harris, III"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 65
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-18"
last_action: "2022-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/341d96c6-bab2-4868-9fb2-923bfc0412e8"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2991&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=131911&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "c8233568563aa12fe37f17249abb87068694c10e3218a9a16accf4d50323fe00"
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 HB 2991 (102nd) — VETERANS' AFFAIRS-FIELD OFFICE

Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall establish a field office in each legislative district (rather than such field offices as it shall find necessary to enable it to perform its duties).

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2991.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2991eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2991ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB2991enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **82–20** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Camille Y. Lilly — primary (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — primary (person)
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Cyril Nichols — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
- Denyse Wang Stoneback — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Nicholas K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly `filing`
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-23** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2022-02-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
- **2022-02-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2022-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-020-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
- **2022-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 8, 2022 `reading-1`
- **2022-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2022-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2022
- **2022-03-31** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-03-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2022-03-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2022-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- **2022-04-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-13** Effective Date January 1, 2023
- **2022-05-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0758 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/341d96c6-bab2-4868-9fb2-923bfc0412e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).