---
type: "Bill"
title: "VETERANS-GOLD STAR FAMILY"
description: "Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. In the provision concerning Gold Star Family members, includes mothers through adoption and fathers through adoption."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4442"
citation: "Illinois HB 4442 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-01-27"
last_action: "2012-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c987246b-c5da-49c9-93ab-10b4b2241e5e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4442&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=63793&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "67e75915b7bca26697b5dcb77fe71e132e51f90f90c1d75175d2b38f6e9d30d8"
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 4442 (97th) — VETERANS-GOLD STAR FAMILY

Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. In the provision concerning Gold Star Family members, includes mothers through adoption and fathers through adoption.

## 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=09700HB4442&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63793&DocNum=4442&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4442eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63793&DocNum=4442&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4442enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63793&DocNum=4442&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Michael P. McAuliffe — primary (person)
- Mike Jacobs — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe `filing`
- **2012-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-07** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2012-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Evans
- **2012-03-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 8, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2012-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2012-03-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-19** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 24, 2012
- **2012-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2012
- **2012-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2012-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0927 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c987246b-c5da-49c9-93ab-10b4b2241e5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).