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type: "Bill"
title: "ATTGEN-VETERANS-EMPLOYMENT"
description: "Amends the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. Provides that the Attorney General shall establish and maintain a statewide toll-free hotline to provide information and referrals to employees or other individuals concerning their rights under the Act; the hotline shall include the capability of accepting complaints of an employer's violation of the Act. Provides that the Attorney General shall establish and maintain a statewide list of employers who have been convicted of violating the Act; the Attorney General shall make the information in the list available to the public on its official web site and by any other means the Attorney General deems appropriate. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2095"
citation: "Illinois HB 2095 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-02-17"
last_action: "2011-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/778a7457-ad9a-4344-997e-11522efc5434"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2095&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59308&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "def502bade2c223a5a1f3e369e4a45f30612fd657cba0685115d08beebd565cd"
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 2095 (97th) — ATTGEN-VETERANS-EMPLOYMENT
Amends the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. Provides that the Attorney General shall establish and maintain a statewide toll-free hotline to provide information and referrals to employees or other individuals concerning their rights under the Act; the hotline shall include the capability of accepting complaints of an employer's violation of the Act. Provides that the Attorney General shall establish and maintain a statewide list of employers who have been convicted of violating the Act; the Attorney General shall make the information in the list available to the public on its official web site and by any other means the Attorney General deems appropriate. 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=09700HB2095&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59308&DocNum=2095&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2095eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59308&DocNum=2095&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2095enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59308&DocNum=2095&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **1120** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1030** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kyle McCarter — cosponsor (person)
- Norine Hammond — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norine Hammond `filing`
- **2011-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-24** Assigned to Armed Forces & Military Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne Rosenthal
- **2011-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Barickman
- **2011-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2011-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2011-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard Morthland
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norine Hammond `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Armed Forces & Military Affairs Committee
- **2011-03-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Armed Forces & Military Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Armed Forces & Military Affairs Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2011-03-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2011-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-06** Held in State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2011-05-13** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-16** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Johnson
- **2011-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2011-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
- **2011-05-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2011-05-26** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Noland `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2011-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2011-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2011-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 112-000-000
- **2011-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-05-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2011-05-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2011-05-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2011-05-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2011-05-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2011-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2011
- **2011-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0580 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/778a7457-ad9a-4344-997e-11522efc5434`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).