republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-4199.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VETERANS DAY HONOREES"
description: "Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that Veterans Day honors the victory in all wars of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines (now, United States Army, Navy, and Air Force). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4199"
citation: "Illinois HB 4199 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-27"
last_action: "2009-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e559d613-32fa-41f2-b2e7-52a591895b30"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4199&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=47069&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "dea85f9212d575c673d2895211d324b7ec6c658110def61a58e543333dbc2e64"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 4199 (96th) — VETERANS DAY HONOREES

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that Veterans Day honors the victory in all wars of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines (now, United States Army, Navy, and Air Force). Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4199&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47069&DocNum=4199&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4199eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47069&DocNum=4199&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4199enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47069&DocNum=4199&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Bost — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Bost `filing`
- **2009-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2009-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2009-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2009-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2009-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2009-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `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. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Chris Lauzen
- **2009-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl
- **2009-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **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
- **2009-05-13** 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 . . . . . . . . . 96-0092 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e559d613-32fa-41f2-b2e7-52a591895b30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).