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Bill	VETERANS' SUICIDE TASK FORCE	Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Contains provisions concerning the establishment of various programs and services for the benefit of veterans including a proactive outreach program for veterans that served in high casualty units, in units that experienced high conflict areas, and in units where at least one service member committed suicide following his or her service; a public awareness campaign concerning the trauma and internal injuries suffered by veterans; specified training concerning mental health services for employees of veterans service organizations, Veterans Assistance Commissions, and veterans' service associations; educational success programs for veterans experiencing specified difficulties in higher education; a family preparation course for the families of returning veterans; a licensing program for therapy dogs for veterans; a transition program for returning veterans that reside in the State; a system that allows veterans to file a specified federal form immediately upon discharge; creation of an employer training program; and a standard statewide peer-to-peer training program to familiarize veterans with the veterans' services available at the local, State, and federal levels. Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs to adopt any rules necessary to implement these provisions.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 2647	Illinois HB 2647 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	141	3	2017-02-08	2017-09-08	openstates	ocd-bill/6191fd92-09b9-4a03-becf-20c7f5b37bb6	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2647&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=103920&SessionID=91&GA=100	3ed2fb0980664acedc6d82b4d2ab1c0704fe345a7ba17fce36d46733bb56bb72	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2647 (100th) — VETERANS' SUICIDE TASK FORCE

Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Contains provisions concerning the establishment of various programs and services for the benefit of veterans including a proactive outreach program for veterans that served in high casualty units, in units that experienced high conflict areas, and in units where at least one service member committed suicide following his or her service; a public awareness campaign concerning the trauma and internal injuries suffered by veterans; specified training concerning mental health services for employees of veterans service organizations, Veterans Assistance Commissions, and veterans' service associations; educational success programs for veterans experiencing specified difficulties in higher education; a family preparation course for the families of returning veterans; a licensing program for therapy dogs for veterans; a transition program for returning veterans that reside in the State; a system that allows veterans to file a specified federal form immediately upon discharge; creation of an employer training program; and a standard statewide peer-to-peer training program to familiarize veterans with the veterans' services available at the local, State, and federal levels. Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs to adopt any rules necessary to implement these provisions.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 99–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 110–5 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
• Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
• Chris Nybo — cosponsor (person)
• Dale A. Righter — cosponsor (person)
• Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
• James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
• John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
• Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
• Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
• Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
• Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)
• Omar Aquino — cosponsor (person)
• Scott M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)
• Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
• Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
• Terry Link — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit filing
• 2017-02-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-22 Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit amendment-introduction
• 2017-02-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
• 2017-02-23 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2017-02-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
• 2017-02-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
• 2017-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
• 2017-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
• 2017-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
• 2017-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
• 2017-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2017-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
• 2017-02-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
• 2017-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2017-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
• 2017-03-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Veterans' Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2017-03-09 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
• 2017-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
• 2017-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
• 2017-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
• 2017-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
• 2017-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
• 2017-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
• 2017-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
• 2017-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2017-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2017-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
• 2017-03-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
• 2017-03-14 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit amendment-introduction
• 2017-03-14 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-14 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
• 2017-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2017-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
• 2017-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
• 2017-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2017-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
• 2017-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
• 2017-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
• 2017-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
• 2017-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2017-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
• 2017-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
• 2017-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
• 2017-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
• 2017-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit amendment-introduction
• 2017-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
• 2017-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
• 2017-03-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
• 2017-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-03-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2017-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2017-03-23 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-03-27 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
• 2017-03-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
• 2017-03-30 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
• 2017-04-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-04-05 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-005-001 reading-3, passage
• 2017-04-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2017-04-06 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2017-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2017-04-06 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
• 2017-04-06 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-04-06 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
• 2017-04-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
• 2017-04-25 Assigned to Veterans Affairs referral-committee
• 2017-05-02 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
• 2017-05-03 Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 005-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-05-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2017
• 2017-05-03 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
• 2017-05-09 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
• 2017-05-10 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Nybo
• 2017-05-11 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
• 2017-05-12 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
• 2017-05-24 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2017
• 2017-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton amendment-introduction
• 2017-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
• 2017-05-26 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 reading-3
• 2017-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 007-000-000
• 2017-05-29 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; T. Cullerton amendment-passage
• 2017-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2017-05-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
• 2017-05-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
• 2017-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-29 Arrived in House introduction
• 2017-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2017-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
• 2017-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
• 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
• 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
• 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
• 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
• 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
• 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
• 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
• 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
• 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
• 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
• 2017-06-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 099-000-000
• 2017-06-24 House Concurs
• 2017-06-24 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-07-21 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-09-08 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2017-09-08 Effective Date June 1, 2018
• 2017-09-08 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0482 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6191fd92-09b9-4a03-becf-20c7f5b37bb6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).