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| Bill | DPT VET AFF-VETERAN HOME STAFF | Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that the Department shall employ and maintain sufficient and qualified staff at the veterans' homes to fill all beds. Effective July 1, 2009. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 3970 | Illinois HB 3970 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 59 | 3 | 2009-02-26 | 2009-08-25 | openstates | ocd-bill/55a3c3dc-81ed-471f-94cf-362f68ca04b4 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3970&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46811&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 07856667dedf4bc37bd4800a7c7c75f286dfedd68a77fe52b155bd06be8c7a0a | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 3970 (96th) — DPT VET AFF-VETERAN HOME STAFF
Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that the Department shall employ and maintain sufficient and qualified staff at the veterans' homes to fill all beds. Effective July 1, 2009.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 117–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Mark L. Walker — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-26 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mark L. Walker
filing - 2009-02-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-26 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-03 Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- 2009-03-12 Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 021-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- 2009-03-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- 2009-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- 2009-03-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- 2009-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2009-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2009-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- 2009-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- 2009-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- 2009-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M. Gordon
- 2009-03-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mark L. Walker
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-04-01 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2009-04-01 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-04-01 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2009-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-04-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-04-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- 2009-04-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- 2009-04-15 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-15 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- 2009-04-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2009-04-15 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-15 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
- 2009-04-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl
- 2009-04-30 Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- 2009-04-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski
amendment-introduction - 2009-04-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-05-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- 2009-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
- 2009-05-15 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Kotowski
amendment-passage - 2009-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2009
- 2009-05-19 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2009-05-19 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-19 Arrived in House
introduction - 2009-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2009-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mark L. Walker
- 2009-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Veterans' Affairs Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 017-000-000
- 2009-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- 2009-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-26 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-25 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-25 Effective Date August 25, 2009
- 2009-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0699
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/55a3c3dc-81ed-471f-94cf-362f68ca04b4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).