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Bill SCH-CD-DIPLOMA-VIETNAM VETERAN Amends the School Code. Allows school boards to award high school diplomas to honorably discharged veterans who served in the armed forces of the United States during the Vietnam Conflict. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 96th HB 3731 Illinois HB 3731 (96th)
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Illinois HB 3731 (96th) — SCH-CD-DIPLOMA-VIETNAM VETERAN

Amends the School Code. Allows school boards to award high school diplomas to honorably discharged veterans who served in the armed forces of the United States during the Vietnam Conflict. 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 — 580 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1140 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Sidney H. Mathias — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2009-02-25 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias filing
  • 2009-02-25 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-02-25 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-03-03 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-03-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
  • 2009-03-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
  • 2009-03-11 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2009-03-11 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-03-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
  • 2009-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2009-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-03-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-03-25 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2009-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 reading-1
  • 2009-03-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
  • 2009-03-30 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-03-30 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2009-04-15 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2009-04-22 Do Pass Education; 008-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2009-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009
  • 2009-05-13 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2009-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
  • 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-05-19 Passed Both Houses
  • 2009-06-17 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2009-07-27 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2009-07-27 Effective Date July 27, 2009
  • 2009-07-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0088 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dffda2ff-3a09-4f88-b64b-36dc9d29bcf7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).