---
type: "Bill"
title: "POW-NO MUSEUM FEES"
description: "Amends the Historic Preservation Agency Act. Provides that every veteran who is a resident of Illinois and a former prisoner of war is exempt from all admission fees in museums that receive State funds. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2536"
citation: "Illinois HB 2536 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2009-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4226781b-b315-4415-a8ae-17ccce4e8969"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2536&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=45007&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "ed52cc69f8c3397f618032619ec24259a6d01bdc79c3707d940c164143e95dcc"
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 2536 (96th) — POW-NO MUSEUM FEES

Amends the Historic Preservation Agency Act. Provides that every veteran who is a resident of Illinois and a former prisoner of war is exempt from all admission fees in museums that receive State funds. 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=09600HB2536&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=45007&DocNum=2536&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2536eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=45007&DocNum=2536&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2536enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=45007&DocNum=2536&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Raymond Poe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Raymond Poe `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2009-03-05** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-03-05** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2009-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2009-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 28, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-07-27** Effective Date July 27, 2009
- **2009-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0087 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4226781b-b315-4415-a8ae-17ccce4e8969`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).