republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-4288.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VETERANS PREFERENCE ACT"
description: "Amends the Veterans Preference Act. Provides that persons who have been members of the National Guard of any state (rather than the Illinois National Guard) shall be given preference under the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4288"
citation: "Illinois HB 4288 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e954d35-36a0-445a-9bba-b25e4cc59feb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4288&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=108795&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "e1bee3f63ecdf96b4492ab23f2b464acd76d6644289a500c431a1715161b13d3"
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 4288 (100th) — VETERANS PREFERENCE ACT

Amends the Veterans Preference Act. Provides that persons who have been members of the National Guard of any state (rather than the Illinois National Guard) shall be given preference under the Act.

## 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=10000HB4288&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=108795&DocNum=4288&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4288eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=108795&DocNum=4288&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4288enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=108795&DocNum=4288&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Norine K. Hammond — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond `filing`
- **2018-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2018-02-27** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
- **2018-04-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2018-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2018-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2018-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
- **2018-04-20** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
- **2018-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David S. Olsen
- **2018-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
- **2018-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- **2018-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- **2018-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 24, 2018 `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
- **2018-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-01** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
- **2018-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2018
- **2018-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0826 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e954d35-36a0-445a-9bba-b25e4cc59feb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).