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type: "Bill"
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title: "SCH-CD-DIPLOMA-VIETNAM VETERAN"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "HB 3731"
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citation: "Illinois HB 3731 (96th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2009-02-25"
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last_action: "2009-07-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dffda2ff-3a09-4f88-b64b-36dc9d29bcf7"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3731&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46515&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "4ad46872752b0676963ea392cc77b8fd3738ead1c47a4deece3279e2a38d0aab"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 3731 (96th) — SCH-CD-DIPLOMA-VIETNAM VETERAN
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3731&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46515&DocNum=3731&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3731eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46515&DocNum=3731&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3731enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46515&DocNum=3731&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Sidney H. Mathias — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `filing`
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- **2009-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
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- **2009-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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- **2009-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
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- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
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- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-22** Do Pass Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009
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- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
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- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-07-27** Effective Date July 27, 2009
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- **2009-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0088 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dffda2ff-3a09-4f88-b64b-36dc9d29bcf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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