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Bill	PERSONNEL-HIGHWAY MAINTAINER	Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that, for the purpose of veteran preferences, with respect to applicants for the position of Highway Maintainer, service in the Illinois National Guard or a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces is considered service in the Armed Forces of the United States regardless of whether or not the applicant was mobilized to active duty. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 3261	Illinois HB 3261 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	54	3	2017-02-09	2017-09-08	openstates	ocd-bill/f2f7791c-f9ca-4afc-a724-3f6d0b240a0d	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3261&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104940&SessionID=91&GA=100	903da5c14874ef1b5d02f0c48c7507cd6a248186181bc0a4030bd699b37a087a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 3261 (100th) — PERSONNEL-HIGHWAY MAINTAINER

Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that, for the purpose of veteran preferences, with respect to applicants for the position of Highway Maintainer, service in the Illinois National Guard or a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces is considered service in the Armed Forces of the United States regardless of whether or not the applicant was mobilized to active duty. Effective immediately.

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 — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 100–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia filing
• 2017-02-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-02-09 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-22 Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-23 Do Pass / Short Debate Personnel & Pensions Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-23 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia amendment-introduction
• 2017-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel & Pensions Committee
• 2017-03-30 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Personnel & Pensions Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-03-30 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
• 2017-04-26 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-04-26 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
• 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David S. Olsen
• 2017-04-28 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
• 2017-04-28 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2017-04-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-04-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-04-28 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2017-05-02 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2017-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2017 reading-1
• 2017-05-03 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver
• 2017-05-04 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-05-04 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-05-05 Assigned to Veterans Affairs referral-committee
• 2017-05-12 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
• 2017-05-16 Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 005-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2017
• 2017-05-19 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
• 2017-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chuck Weaver amendment-introduction
• 2017-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Veterans Affairs
• 2017-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Veterans Affairs; 005-000-000
• 2017-05-25 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Weaver amendment-passage
• 2017-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2017-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-25 Arrived in House introduction
• 2017-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2017-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2017-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Personnel & Pensions Committee referral-committee
• 2017-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Personnel & Pensions Committee; 013-000-000
• 2017-06-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 100-000-000
• 2017-06-25 3/5 Vote Required
• 2017-06-25 House Concurs
• 2017-06-25 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-06-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2017-07-24 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-09-08 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2017-09-08 Effective Date September 8, 2017
• 2017-09-08 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0496 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f2f7791c-f9ca-4afc-a724-3f6d0b240a0d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).