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type: "Bill"
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title: "VETERANS HOME ADVISORY COUNCIL"
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description: "Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Requires the Department to establish an advisory council for each veterans home. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "93rd"
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identifier: "SB 2844"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2844 (93rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 66
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2004-02-06"
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last_action: "2004-07-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be7a8098-29c6-46d4-9ddc-0943851ada90"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2844&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=9765&SessionID=3&GA=93"
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source_hash: "32494fd4d2b08ba5bd81262415463418a59adc791a3266d7b7126120aebde23a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 2844 (93rd) — VETERANS HOME ADVISORY COUNCIL
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Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Requires the Department to establish an advisory council for each veterans home. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2844&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=9765&DocNum=2844&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2844eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=9765&DocNum=2844&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2844enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=9765&DocNum=2844&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **114–1** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — primary (person)
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- Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
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- Robin Kelly — cosponsor (person)
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- William J. Grunloh — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2004-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `filing`
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- **2004-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2004-02-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2004-02-18** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
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- **2004-02-26** Do Pass State Government; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2004-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004
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- **2004-03-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
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- **2004-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `amendment-introduction`
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- **2004-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government
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- **2004-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
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- **2004-03-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick Welch
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- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted State Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2004-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Halvorson `amendment-passage`
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- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
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- **2004-03-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2004-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2004-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2004-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2004-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
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- **2004-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2004-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2004-03-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2004-04-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
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- **2004-04-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
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- **2004-04-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
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- **2004-04-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
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- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
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- **2004-04-30** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2004
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- **2004-05-04** Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2004-05-04** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
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- **2004-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Veterans Affairs Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2004-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Veterans Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2004-05-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans Affairs Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2004-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2004-05-06** Fiscal Note Filed
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- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
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- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
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- **2004-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2004-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2004-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2004-05-19** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2004-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `amendment-introduction`
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- **2004-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2004-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2004-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2004-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2004-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2004-05-26** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
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- **2004-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02 - May 27, 2004.
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- **2004-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `filing`
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- **2004-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2004-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `filing`
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- **2004-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2004-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government `referral-committee`
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- **2004-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government `referral-committee`
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- **2004-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted State Government; 006-003-000
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- **2004-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Adopted State Government; 006-003-000
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- **2004-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 046-000-000
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- **2004-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 046-000-000
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- **2004-05-29** Passed Both Houses
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- **2004-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2004-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2004-07-21** Effective Date July 21, 2004
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- **2004-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0779 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be7a8098-29c6-46d4-9ddc-0943851ada90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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