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Bill	CD CORR-HELPING PAWS-VETERANS	Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Helping Paws Service Dog Program shall include training service dogs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression. Defines "veteran".	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 2897	Illinois HB 2897 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	43	2	2017-02-09	2017-08-25	openstates	ocd-bill/ad1d19a1-2b53-428e-baf9-1dcaa700145d	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2897&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104386&SessionID=91&GA=100	fc32ab24a038477d9eb3a07bf04e726290f2f0ea08f59b5a45cb40d60cc9aa4a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2897 (100th) — CD CORR-HELPING PAWS-VETERANS

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Helping Paws Service Dog Program shall include training service dogs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression. Defines "veteran".

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

• Third Reading — 110–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Dave Severin — primary (person)
• Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
• Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Severin filing
• 2017-02-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-02-09 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
• 2017-02-22 Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-07 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
• 2017-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
• 2017-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst
• 2017-03-09 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
• 2017-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
• 2017-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
• 2017-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
• 2017-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
• 2017-03-15 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christine Winger
• 2017-03-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2017-03-16 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2017-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2017-03-16 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
• 2017-03-16 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-03-16 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-04-25 Assigned to Veterans Affairs referral-committee
• 2017-05-01 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
• 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
• 2017-05-12 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
• 2017-05-19 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
• 2017-05-26 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 reading-3
• 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
• 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
• 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2017-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
• 2017-05-30 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-30 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-06-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-08-25 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2017-08-25 Effective Date January 1, 2018
• 2017-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0384 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ad1d19a1-2b53-428e-baf9-1dcaa700145d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).