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Bill	SERVICE-RELATED AILMENTS	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 on or before January 1, 2022 (rather than beginning July 1, 2019). Removes language requiring the Director of Veterans' Affairs or the Director's designee to serve as chairperson of the Task Force and replaces it with language providing that Task Force members shall select from among themselves a chairperson or co-chairpersons at the initial Task Force meeting. Provides that the Task Force shall submit a report of its findings to the Governor and General Assembly on or before June 1, 2023 (rather than December 31, 2020). Provides that the Task Force is dissolved, and the provisions repealed, on December 31, 2023 (rather than 2021). Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	SB 2017	Illinois SB 2017 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Don Harmon Greg Harris	5	59	4	2021-02-26	2021-11-09	openstates	ocd-bill/b437c177-a157-422f-8b54-42a2204b1cb9	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2017&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134673&SessionID=110&GA=102	a2c8bb02dc22fee442ae4321f351f6edf9e9f7dc0d52472770857683f3f468ed	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2017 (102nd) — SERVICE-RELATED AILMENTS

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 on or before January 1, 2022 (rather than beginning July 1, 2019). Removes language requiring the Director of Veterans' Affairs or the Director's designee to serve as chairperson of the Task Force and replaces it with language providing that Task Force members shall select from among themselves a chairperson or co-chairpersons at the initial Task Force meeting. Provides that the Task Force shall submit a report of its findings to the Governor and General Assembly on or before June 1, 2023 (rather than December 31, 2020). Provides that the Task Force is dissolved, and the provisions repealed, on December 31, 2023 (rather than 2021). 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. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. House Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 73–44 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 38–19 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence — 38–19 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Don Harmon — primary (person)
• Greg Harris — primary (person)
• Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-02-26 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton filing
• 2021-02-26 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-02-26 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-03-05 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
• 2021-03-16 Assigned to Veterans Affairs referral-committee
• 2021-03-24 Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021
• 2021-03-25 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
• 2021-04-20 Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2021
• 2021-04-21 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-22 Arrived in House introduction
• 2021-04-22 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
• 2021-04-23 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-23 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-04-28 Assigned to Executive Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-13 Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 28, 2021
• 2021-05-18 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Greg Harris amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-18 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-18 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
• 2021-05-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2021-05-19 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-006-000 committee-passage
• 2021-05-19 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-05-21 Sponsor Removed Sen. Craig Wilcox
• 2021-05-26 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2021-05-26 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2021-05-28 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2021
• 2021-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Greg Harris amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-31 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Greg Harris
• 2021-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Natalie A. Manley
• 2021-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 072-045-000
• 2021-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-05-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-06-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-044-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-06-01 Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
• 2021-06-01 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
• 2021-06-01 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - June 1, 2021
• 2021-06-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon filing
• 2021-06-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-06-01 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon filing
• 2021-06-01 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-06-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
• 2021-06-01 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
• 2021-06-01 Sponsor Removed Sen. Antonio Muñoz
• 2021-06-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 3/5 Vote Required
• 2021-06-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 038-019-000
• 2021-06-01 House Floor Amendment No. 2 3/5 Vote Required
• 2021-06-01 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 038-019-000
• 2021-06-01 Senate Concurs
• 2021-06-01 3/5 Vote Required
• 2021-06-01 Passed Both Houses
• 2021-06-03 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
• 2021-06-17 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-06-17 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2021-06-17 Effective Date June 17, 2021
• 2021-06-17 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0016 became-law
• 2021-11-09 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b437c177-a157-422f-8b54-42a2204b1cb9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).