---
type: "Bill"
title: "MIA/POW SCHOLARSHIP-NATL GUARD"
description: "Amends the School Code. In a provision concerning MIA/POW scholarships, defines \"eligible veteran or serviceperson\" to include an Illinois National Guard member who is on active duty or is active on a training assignment and who has been declared to be a prisoner of war or missing in action, has died as the result of a service-connected disability, or is permanently disabled from service-connected causes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4491"
citation: "Illinois HB 4491 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-03"
last_action: "2004-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b5430f5-d668-4a95-ace1-7765f9f84db8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4491&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=8929&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "bb46e48f651df14394fb3cfae7ccd833447e83992fcde1d70d38b5ad709682c8"
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 4491 (93rd) — MIA/POW SCHOLARSHIP-NATL GUARD

Amends the School Code. In a provision concerning MIA/POW scholarships, defines "eligible veteran or serviceperson" to include an Illinois National Guard member who is on active duty or is active on a training assignment and who has been declared to be a prisoner of war or missing in action, has died as the result of a service-connected disability, or is permanently disabled from service-connected causes. 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=09300HB4491&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8929&DocNum=4491&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4491eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8929&DocNum=4491&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4491enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8929&DocNum=4491&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Edward D. Maloney — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
- Ray Soden — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2004-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2004-02-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2004-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2004-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2004-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2004-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2004-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2004-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2004-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2004-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2004-02-20** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2004-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2004-02-24** Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans Affairs Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen Gordon
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2004-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2004-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Denny Jacobs
- **2004-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2004-04-21** Do Pass Education; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2004
- **2004-04-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2004
- **2004-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ray Soden
- **2004-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- **2004-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2004-05-05** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-28** Effective Date July 28, 2004
- **2004-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0825 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b5430f5-d668-4a95-ace1-7765f9f84db8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).