---
type: "Bill"
title: "MILITARY FAMILY COMPACT ACT"
description: "Creates the Military Family Interstate Compact Implementation Statute Drafting Advisory Committee Act. Creates the Committee as an interagency advisory committee to develop a comprehensive statute to implement the Model Interstate Compact on Military Families. The Lieutenant Governor is the chair of the Committee. Designates other members. Requires a report to the General Assembly. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 5368"
citation: "Illinois HB 5368 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-02-14"
last_action: "2008-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb880505-e47d-4fb3-ac9a-6572b56942b9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5368&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=36668&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "bddf200885610936a382352555813a9881f4056381932f776ee4e2e959e4846c"
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 5368 (95th) — MILITARY FAMILY COMPACT ACT

Creates the Military Family Interstate Compact Implementation Statute Drafting Advisory Committee Act. Creates the Committee as an interagency advisory committee to develop a comprehensive statute to implement the Model Interstate Compact on Military Families. The Lieutenant Governor is the chair of the Committee. Designates other members. Requires a report to the General Assembly. Effective immediately.

## 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=09500HB5368&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36668&DocNum=5368&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5368eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36668&DocNum=5368&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5368enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36668&DocNum=5368&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2008-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-25** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2008-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2008-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2008-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- **2008-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2008-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- **2008-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2008-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2008-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2008-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor Committee
- **2008-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Labor Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2008-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2008-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2008-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2008-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2008-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2008-04-15** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2008-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-16** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-07** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2008-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-15** Do Pass as Amended State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2008
- **2008-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2008-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2008-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2008-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000
- **2008-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-07-16** Effective Date July 16, 2008
- **2008-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0736 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb880505-e47d-4fb3-ac9a-6572b56942b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).