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Bill	G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS DAY	Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the 4th day of November of each year is designated as "G.I. Bill of Rights Day", to be observed throughout the State as a day in recognition of the landmark legislation that provided benefits to World War II veterans, and would serve as the basis of future legislation to extend benefits to all who serve in the United States Armed Forces.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 4954	Illinois HB 4954 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	29	2	2018-02-14	2018-08-13	openstates	ocd-bill/272aa996-7b82-4ad9-9178-87cbaf69df4d	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4954&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110398&SessionID=91&GA=100	47b0d67042e3335d929b78715953501815d136d7df5e47be767c8508ffed90a2	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4954 (100th) — G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS DAY

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the 4th day of November of each year is designated as "G.I. Bill of Rights Day", to be observed throughout the State as a day in recognition of the landmark legislation that provided benefits to World War II veterans, and would serve as the basis of future legislation to extend benefits to all who serve in the United States Armed Forces.

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 — 104–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 52–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
• John Cavaletto — primary (person)
• Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-02-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John Cavaletto filing
• 2018-02-14 First Reading reading-1
• 2018-02-14 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2018-03-05 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
• 2018-04-12 Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2018-04-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2018-04-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2018-04-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2018-04-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2018-04-20 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
• 2018-04-23 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2018-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2018-04-23 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
• 2018-04-23 First Reading reading-1
• 2018-04-23 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
• 2018-05-15 Second Reading reading-2
• 2018-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2018
• 2018-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2018-05-17 Passed Both Houses
• 2018-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
• 2018-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2018-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
• 2018-06-15 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 . . . . . . . . . 100-0817 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/272aa996-7b82-4ad9-9178-87cbaf69df4d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).