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Bill	WAR ON TERROR VETS ACT	Creates the War on Terrorism Veterans Act. Provides that a memorial honoring persons who earned the Southwest Asia Service Medal serving in either Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom may be constructed by a private entity on a portion of the State property in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	95th	SB 2302	Illinois SB 2302 (95th)	bill		enacted		3	71	3	2008-02-14	2008-08-11	openstates	ocd-bill/95123013-3e66-472a-b4e2-24d428f9e19f	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2302&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=36256&SessionID=51&GA=95	290b9d970f5da8d063cdfa9f80a6ff33de1bfdf23fffcecab013a9fcab0e2cb0	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2302 (95th) — WAR ON TERROR VETS ACT

Creates the War on Terrorism Veterans Act. Provides that a memorial honoring persons who earned the Southwest Asia Service Medal serving in either Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom may be constructed by a private entity on a portion of the State property in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Effective immediately.

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 — 110–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Bill Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
• Bob Biggins — cosponsor (person)
• Brent Hassert — cosponsor (person)
• Carolyn H. Krause — cosponsor (person)
• Dennis M. Reboletti — cosponsor (person)
• Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
• Franco Coladipietro — cosponsor (person)
• Harry R. Ramey, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• James H. Meyer — cosponsor (person)
• Jerry L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
• Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
• Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person)
• Jim Watson — cosponsor (person)
• Keith P. Sommer — cosponsor (person)
• Larry K. Bomke — primary (person)
• Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)
• Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person)
• Renée Kosel — cosponsor (person)
• Rich Brauer — cosponsor (person)
• Roger L. Eddy — cosponsor (person)
• Ron Stephens — cosponsor (person)
• Ronald A. Wait — cosponsor (person)
• Rosemary Mulligan — cosponsor (person)
• Ruth Munson — cosponsor (person)
• Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)
• Sandy Cole — cosponsor (person)
• Shane Cultra — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2008-02-14 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Larry K. Bomke filing
• 2008-02-14 First Reading reading-1
• 2008-02-14 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2008-03-05 Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs referral-committee
• 2008-03-13 Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2008-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008
• 2008-04-01 Second Reading reading-2
• 2008-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2008
• 2008-04-02 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
• 2008-04-08 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2008-04-08 Arrived in House introduction
• 2008-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2008-04-15 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
• 2008-04-15 First Reading reading-1
• 2008-04-15 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2008-05-01 Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee referral-committee
• 2008-05-09 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
• 2008-05-15 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Veterans Affairs Committee amendment-introduction
• 2008-05-15 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Veterans Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2008-05-15 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans Affairs Committee; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2008-05-15 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
• 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
• 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
• 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2008-05-19 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2008-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
• 2008-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
• 2008-05-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2008-05-23 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
• 2008-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 27, 2008
• 2008-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Larry K. Bomke filing
• 2008-05-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2008-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs referral-committee
• 2008-05-31 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000
• 2008-05-31 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
• 2008-05-31 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
• 2008-05-31 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
• 2008-05-31 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
• 2008-05-31 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
• 2008-05-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2008-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2008-08-11 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2008-08-11 Effective Date August 11, 2008
• 2008-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0797 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/95123013-3e66-472a-b4e2-24d428f9e19f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).