---
type: "Bill"
title: "RETURNING VETERANS TASK FORCE"
description: "Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Creates the Returning Veterans Task Force consisting of members from specified veterans' organizations to develop a plan to coordinate efforts to open doors for returning veterans who have sacrificed for our nation. Contains provisions regarding: the composition of the Task Force; vacancies; duties; compensation; reporting requirements; and duration. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3315"
citation: "Illinois HB 3315 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-24"
last_action: "2011-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a06d0d59-c787-4876-ab94-d0f625ecc599"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3315&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60690&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "03ef0197fd2f56681e0427dc499ad0fe388f8ebf51e5ee2e9d457c0361c0ba72"
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 3315 (97th) — RETURNING VETERANS TASK FORCE

Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Creates the Returning Veterans Task Force consisting of members from specified veterans' organizations to develop a plan to coordinate efforts to open doors for returning veterans who have sacrificed for our nation. Contains provisions regarding: the composition of the Task Force; vacancies; duties; compensation; reporting requirements; and duration. 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=09700HB3315&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60690&DocNum=3315&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3315eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60690&DocNum=3315&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3315enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60690&DocNum=3315&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rosemary Mulligan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan `filing`
- **2011-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-28** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
- **2011-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Veterans' Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-10** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-04-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2011-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2011-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2011-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-05-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2011-05-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-10** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-19** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 19, 2011
- **2011-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 046-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0414 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a06d0d59-c787-4876-ab94-d0f625ecc599`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).