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type: "Bill"
title: "VETERANS' AILMENTS TASK FORCE"
description: "Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that the Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force shall meet at least once every 2 months beginning July 1, 2021 (rather than beginning July 1, 2019). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 1815"
citation: "Illinois HB 1815 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stephanie A. Kifowit", "Thomas Cullerton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-16"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1dea67f-744e-4e9a-9b15-50bfc70ac664"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1815&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=130537&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "18520525edaf40572734d8389c8cd5be7a4be9eb16061715085befb87dbd9719"
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 1815 (102nd) — VETERANS' AILMENTS TASK FORCE
Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that the Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force shall meet at least once every 2 months beginning July 1, 2021 (rather than beginning July 1, 2019). Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1815.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1815eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB1815enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1170** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — primary (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `filing`
- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Veterans' Affairs Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-14** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2021-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 117-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2021-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2021
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2021
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0417 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1dea67f-744e-4e9a-9b15-50bfc70ac664`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).