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| Bill | FLAG DISPLAY-FUNERALS | Amends the Flag Display Act. Requires the Governor to issue an official notice of the death of an Illinois resident killed by hostile fire as a member of the United States armed forces or killed in the line of duty as a law enforcement officer. Upon that notice, requires the display of the United States national flag, the State flag of Illinois, and the appropriate military flag at half-staff at each State and local government location required to display the United States national flag on a flagstaff. Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of State Police to notify the Governor of a resident's death. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | HB 3618 | Illinois HB 3618 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 74 | 3 | 2007-02-27 | 2007-09-11 | openstates | ocd-bill/34f9545b-a95a-4576-a195-3a9e924dc68e | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3618&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=32495&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 75f3bff14838542fdd45fb9fad3f3c1c231f5fa3d167734939b5f662ac58cd3d | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 3618 (95th) — FLAG DISPLAY-FUNERALS
Amends the Flag Display Act. Requires the Governor to issue an official notice of the death of an Illinois resident killed by hostile fire as a member of the United States armed forces or killed in the line of duty as a law enforcement officer. Upon that notice, requires the display of the United States national flag, the State flag of Illinois, and the appropriate military flag at half-staff at each State and local government location required to display the United States national flag on a flagstaff. Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of State Police to notify the Governor of a resident's death. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 99–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Noland — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Bost — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-02-27 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Bost
filing - 2007-02-28 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-02-28 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-03-01 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
referral-committee - 2007-03-07 Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-03-13 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-03-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- 2007-04-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- 2007-04-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- 2007-04-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- 2007-04-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- 2007-04-19 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- 2007-04-20 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2007-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-20 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- 2007-04-20 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- 2007-04-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-20 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-04-25 Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
referral-committee - 2007-05-02 Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2007
- 2007-05-03 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-05-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
- 2007-05-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2007-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski
amendment-introduction - 2007-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-05-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- 2007-05-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- 2007-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- 2007-05-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- 2007-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
- 2007-05-24 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Kotowski
amendment-passage - 2007-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2007
- 2007-05-25 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007
reading-3 - 2007-05-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- 2007-05-28 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-29 Arrived in House
introduction - 2007-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2007-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Bost
- 2007-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- 2007-05-31 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- 2007-06-08 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007
- 2007-06-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 099-000-000
- 2007-06-14 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-06-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- 2007-07-13 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-09-11 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-09-11 Effective Date September 11, 2007
- 2007-09-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0596
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/34f9545b-a95a-4576-a195-3a9e924dc68e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).