republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/sb-505.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MILITARY CD-ACTIVE DUTY DEATH"
description: "Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Provides that members of the Illinois National Guard serving on State Active Duty, in addition to those serving in a federal duty or training status, shall have a State flag presented to their next of kin upon their death."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 505"
citation: "Illinois SB 505 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dave Vella", "Michael E. Hastings"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-23"
last_action: "2021-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/694a7a94-c5c5-4a13-b866-e1bd4675d867"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=505&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=133085&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "3c15f75aa27f66d5574a6fc94d013d253fcad08831fbb2318b2f87bbedba8442"
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 SB 505 (102nd) — MILITARY CD-ACTIVE DUTY DEATH

Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Provides that members of the Illinois National Guard serving on State Active Duty, in addition to those serving in a federal duty or training status, shall have a State flag presented to their next of kin upon their death.

## 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/SB/PDF/10200SB0505.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0505eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0505enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dave Vella — primary (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Caulkins — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-23** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings `filing`
- **2021-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2021-03-09** Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2021
- **2021-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 16, 2021
- **2021-04-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2021-04-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2021-04-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2021-04-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2021-04-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2021-04-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2021-04-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
- **2021-04-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2021-04-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
- **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. Dave Vella
- **2021-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Veterans' Affairs Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2021-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
- **2021-05-12** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-14** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2021-05-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2021-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0387 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/694a7a94-c5c5-4a13-b866-e1bd4675d867`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).