---
type: "Bill"
title: "VETERANS COURT-TECH"
description: "Creates the Veterans Court Act. Contains only a short title Section."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5214"
citation: "Illinois HB 5214 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-03"
last_action: "2010-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2b255ec-1ac2-4731-adc9-ce3d8a005d48"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5214&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50214&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "5f6e636290b6c995ae0f9ba5d50c48376ac7d2d04abbe5d6efda8822df51dc91"
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 5214 (96th) — VETERANS COURT-TECH

Creates the Veterans Court Act. Contains only a short title Section.

## 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=09600HB5214&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50214&DocNum=5214&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5214eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50214&DocNum=5214&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5214enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50214&DocNum=5214&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael W. Tryon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon `filing`
- **2010-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2010-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2010-03-08** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-09** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2010-03-09** Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2010-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2010-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2010-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2010-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2010-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2010-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2010-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2010-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2010-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2010-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2010-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Balanced Budget Note Requested as Amended by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Requested as Amended by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-18** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-18** State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-18** Balanced Budget Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-18** Judicial Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-23** Judicial Note Filed
- **2010-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Balanced Budget Note Filed as Amended
- **2010-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2010-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2010-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
- **2010-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2010-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2010-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2010-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-13** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2010-04-20** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-06-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-06-14** Effective Date June 14, 2010
- **2010-06-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0924 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2b255ec-1ac2-4731-adc9-ce3d8a005d48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).