---
type: "Bill"
title: "MILITARY SERVICE-TECH"
description: "Amends the Service Member Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 925"
citation: "Illinois HB 925 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Porfirio", "Stephanie A. Kifowit"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 69
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2022-12-06"
last_action: "2023-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/885cb817-3151-4089-a3bf-fc4b828ef3f0"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=925&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=142800&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "d0c281d3a463413d827db979f87381b0f514855a7fbb1de911fc56cf20b73e0c"
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 925 (103rd) — MILITARY SERVICE-TECH

Amends the Service Member Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0925.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0925eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0925ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0925ham002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0925sam001.pdf)
6. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0925sam002.pdf)
7. **Senate Amendment 003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0925sam003.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB0925enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Veterans' Affairs, Amendment 3 — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Veterans' Affairs, Amendment 2 — **9–5** (pass) · lower
- Veterans Affairs — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Veterans' Affairs, Amendment 1 — **9–5** (pass) · lower
- Veterans' Affairs — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Veterans Affairs, Amendment 3 — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Veterans Affairs — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **77–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Porfirio — primary (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)
- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Craig Wilcox — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-06** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch `filing`
- **2023-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-14** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2023-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
- **2023-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 009-005-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
- **2023-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 009-005-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-027-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mike Porfirio
- **2023-04-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Veterans Affairs
- **2023-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Veterans Affairs `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-27** Do Pass as Amended Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-05-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2023
- **2023-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Veterans Affairs
- **2023-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Veterans Affairs
- **2023-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
- **2023-05-11** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Porfirio `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
- **2023-05-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 3
- **2023-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2023-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2023-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Veterans' Affairs Committee
- **2023-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Veterans' Affairs Committee
- **2023-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 013-000-000
- **2023-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 013-000-000
- **2023-05-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2023-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2023-05-17** House Concurs
- **2023-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-31** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-07-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0405 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/885cb817-3151-4089-a3bf-fc4b828ef3f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).