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| Bill | DPT MILITARY AFF-DPT VET AFF | Amends the Military Code of Illinois and the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Creates the Division of Family Affairs within the Department of Military Affairs to assist family members of military members who are mobilized or in service abroad, including through advocacy to help such family members access all available State services that are provided through the Department or any other State agency. Makes the head of the Division an Assistant Adjutant General. Creates the Division of Women Veterans Affairs within the Department of Veterans' Affairs to serve as an advocate for women veterans and assess the needs of women veterans with respect to issues including, but not limited to, compensation, rehabilitation, outreach, health care, and issues facing women veterans in the community; also provides that the Division shall review the Department's programs, activities, research projects, and other initiatives designed to meet the needs of women veterans and shall make recommendations to the Director of Veterans' Affairs concerning ways to improve, modify, and effect change in programs and services for women veterans. Makes the head of the Division an Assistant Director of Veterans' Affairs. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 4213 | Illinois HB 4213 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 37 | 2 | 2009-02-27 | 2009-07-27 | openstates | ocd-bill/e18c6f9e-d79b-496c-9d16-d018c4be0cf8 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4213&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=47083&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 59600b2d9572bdc0e2f4107834f8f1882d06d45e970e54a52cd6849aac005090 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4213 (96th) — DPT MILITARY AFF-DPT VET AFF
Amends the Military Code of Illinois and the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Creates the Division of Family Affairs within the Department of Military Affairs to assist family members of military members who are mobilized or in service abroad, including through advocacy to help such family members access all available State services that are provided through the Department or any other State agency. Makes the head of the Division an Assistant Adjutant General. Creates the Division of Women Veterans Affairs within the Department of Veterans' Affairs to serve as an advocate for women veterans and assess the needs of women veterans with respect to issues including, but not limited to, compensation, rehabilitation, outreach, health care, and issues facing women veterans in the community; also provides that the Division shall review the Department's programs, activities, research projects, and other initiatives designed to meet the needs of women veterans and shall make recommendations to the Director of Veterans' Affairs concerning ways to improve, modify, and effect change in programs and services for women veterans. Makes the head of the Division an Assistant Director of Veterans' Affairs. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Rosemary Mulligan — primary (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-27 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
filing - 2009-02-27 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-27 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- 2009-02-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- 2009-03-04 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2009-03-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- 2009-03-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- 2009-03-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- 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
- 2009-03-25 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- 2009-03-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-03-30 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-30 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- 2009-03-30 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 - 2009-04-22 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; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- 2009-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- 2009-05-13 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
- 2009-05-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2009-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-15 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-12 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 . . . . . . . . . 96-0094
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e18c6f9e-d79b-496c-9d16-d018c4be0cf8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).