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type: "Bill"
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title: "IL VET HOME-GOLD STAR FAMILY"
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description: "Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that any natural father, natural mother, or spouse of a veteran killed in the line of duty, (also known as a Gold Star Family member) deemed eligible for per diem payments by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs who was a resident of the State of Illinois for a continuous period of one year immediately before making application is entitled to admission to any of the Illinois Veterans Homes should vacant beds exist. Further provides that preference for filling vacant beds or for filling vacant beds from a waiting list shall be granted first to eligible veterans."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "HB 2875"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2875 (97th)"
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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: 29
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2011-02-22"
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last_action: "2011-08-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e18ee5aa-bb1b-441b-b55b-f03b2a894dda"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2875&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60197&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "85307dcd863a07194071a8eb7badbc20b52696ac5539ccf2411b8636f01bc988"
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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 2875 (97th) — IL VET HOME-GOLD STAR FAMILY
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Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that any natural father, natural mother, or spouse of a veteran killed in the line of duty, (also known as a Gold Star Family member) deemed eligible for per diem payments by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs who was a resident of the State of Illinois for a continuous period of one year immediately before making application is entitled to admission to any of the Illinois Veterans Homes should vacant beds exist. Further provides that preference for filling vacant beds or for filling vacant beds from a waiting list shall be granted first to eligible veterans.
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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=09700HB2875&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60197&DocNum=2875&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2875eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60197&DocNum=2875&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2875enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60197&DocNum=2875&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brandon W. Phelps — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-02-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `filing`
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- **2011-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-24** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `amendment-introduction`
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- **2011-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
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- **2011-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Veterans' Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2011-03-10** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-04-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2011 `reading-1`
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- **2011-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
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- **2011-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-04-27** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-06** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2011
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- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
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- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
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- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2011-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2012
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- **2011-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0302 `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/e18ee5aa-bb1b-441b-b55b-f03b2a894dda`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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