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type: "Bill"
title: "FLAG DISPLAY-GOVERNOR NOTICE"
description: "Amends the Flag Display Act. Provides that in lieu of notice being provided by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, any other State or federal entity, agency, or person holding such information may notify the Governor of the death by hostile fire of an Illinois resident member of the United States armed forces. Provides that if such notice is provided to the Governor by an entity, agency, or person other than the Department of Veterans' Affairs, then the obligation to notify the Governor of an Illinois resident soldier's death shall be considered fulfilled."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 3017"
citation: "Illinois HB 3017 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c08f309a-4d56-492d-8127-82bf81390f13"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3017&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104577&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "2a7efd31540598e989457a5e144462bb23b9f5f1a5ab78d2bac607d5d102ef51"
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 3017 (100th) — FLAG DISPLAY-GOVERNOR NOTICE
Amends the Flag Display Act. Provides that in lieu of notice being provided by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, any other State or federal entity, agency, or person holding such information may notify the Governor of the death by hostile fire of an Illinois resident member of the United States armed forces. Provides that if such notice is provided to the Governor by an entity, agency, or person other than the Department of Veterans' Affairs, then the obligation to notify the Governor of an Illinois resident soldier's death shall be considered fulfilled.
## 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=10000HB3017&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104577&DocNum=3017&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3017eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104577&DocNum=3017&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3017enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104577&DocNum=3017&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1070** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Michael P. McAuliffe — primary (person)
- Paul Schimpf — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2017-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
- **2017-03-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **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 Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
- **2017-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2017
- **2017-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2017-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2017-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-04** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0033 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c08f309a-4d56-492d-8127-82bf81390f13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).