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Bill DPT VET AFFRS-SERVICE OFFICER Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that, subject to appropriations for that purpose, the Department shall fund 2 service officer positions for each veterans service organization that maintains an office in the Veterans Affairs Regional Office (VARO) in Chicago. Provides that a service officer whose position is funded under these provisions shall be an employee of the veterans service organization with which the service officer is placed, and the service officer shall be under the direct control of that veterans service organization. Provides that such a service officer must be certified by the federal government in the manner in which the head service officer of each office is certified. Provides that to be eligible to receive any moneys for the funding of a service officer position under these provisions, a veterans service organization must have maintained a state headquarters in this State for at least 10 years before July 1, 2005. Provides that a veterans service organization that is being funded with State or county moneys under any other provision of law on the effective date of this amendatory Act may not receive any moneys for the funding of a service officer position under these provisions. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 94th HB 497 Illinois HB 497 (94th)
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Illinois HB 497 (94th) — DPT VET AFFRS-SERVICE OFFICER

Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that, subject to appropriations for that purpose, the Department shall fund 2 service officer positions for each veterans service organization that maintains an office in the Veterans Affairs Regional Office (VARO) in Chicago. Provides that a service officer whose position is funded under these provisions shall be an employee of the veterans service organization with which the service officer is placed, and the service officer shall be under the direct control of that veterans service organization. Provides that such a service officer must be certified by the federal government in the manner in which the head service officer of each office is certified. Provides that to be eligible to receive any moneys for the funding of a service officer position under these provisions, a veterans service organization must have maintained a state headquarters in this State for at least 10 years before July 1, 2005. Provides that a veterans service organization that is being funded with State or county moneys under any other provision of law on the effective date of this amendatory Act may not receive any moneys for the funding of a service officer position under these provisions.

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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 590 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1110 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — cosponsor (person)
  • Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
  • Gary Hannig — primary (person)
  • Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
  • Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
  • William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2005-01-27 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig filing
  • 2005-01-27 First Reading reading-1
  • 2005-01-27 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2005-02-02 Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee referral-committee
  • 2005-02-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
  • 2005-02-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2005-02-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
  • 2005-02-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
  • 2005-02-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
  • 2005-02-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
  • 2005-02-18 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
  • 2005-02-18 Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans Affairs Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2005-02-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2005-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
  • 2005-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
  • 2005-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
  • 2005-03-03 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig amendment-introduction
  • 2005-03-03 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2005-03-03 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2005-03-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2005-03-03 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2005-03-03 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2005-03-09 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2005-03-16 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2005-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2005-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
  • 2005-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
  • 2005-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
  • 2005-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
  • 2005-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
  • 2005-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
  • 2005-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  • 2005-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
  • 2005-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
  • 2005-04-05 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2005-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
  • 2005-04-06 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2005-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2005 reading-1
  • 2005-04-07 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
  • 2005-04-11 First Reading reading-1
  • 2005-04-11 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2005-04-13 Assigned to State Government referral-committee
  • 2005-04-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
  • 2005-04-20 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  • 2005-04-21 Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2005-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2005
  • 2005-05-04 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2005-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2005
  • 2005-05-05 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
  • 2005-05-10 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
  • 2005-05-11 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2005-05-11 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2005-05-11 Passed Both Houses
  • 2005-05-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
  • 2005-05-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  • 2005-05-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
  • 2005-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
  • 2005-06-09 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2005-08-04 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2005-08-04 Effective Date January 1, 2006
  • 2005-08-04 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0446 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/41ab2d2c-6bcf-41ad-aa75-09ae2f481f63. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).