republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-1716.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VETERANS-TECH"
description: "Amends the Veterans' Employment Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Vietnam veterans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 1716"
citation: "Illinois HB 1716 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-14"
last_action: "2005-12-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b83b4cf-6543-4363-a980-0699600670c0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1716&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16516&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "fae6a10c0a35b1ea9b60101a9a6d1e8e48bd0d272965e0bc9159fc4dc3803fef"
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 1716 (94th) — VETERANS-TECH

Amends the Veterans' Employment Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Vietnam veterans.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1716&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16516&DocNum=1716&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1716eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16516&DocNum=1716&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1716enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16516&DocNum=1716&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frank J. Mautino — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2005-02-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2005-02-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2005-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-07** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Registration and Regulation Committee
- **2005-04-13** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2005-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Registration and Regulation Committee; 014-002-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-15** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2005-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Re-Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-15** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2005-05-05** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-05-05** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-05-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2005-05-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Art Tenhouse
- **2005-05-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 20, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-05-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2005-05-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-05-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-19** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-10-19** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-25** Do Pass State Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-10-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading October 26, 2005
- **2005-10-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-10-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 27, 2005
- **2005-10-27** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-10-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-11-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-12-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-12-05** Effective Date June 1, 2006
- **2005-12-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0703 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b83b4cf-6543-4363-a980-0699600670c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).