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type: "Bill"
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title: "VETERANS MONUMENT PROTECTION"
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description: "Creates the Veterans' Monument Protection Act. Prohibits any business or recyclable metal dealer, as defined in the Recyclable Metal Purchase Registration Law, to purchase, accept, or give anything of value in exchange for any metal taken from the grave marker of a veteran. Provides that a business or recyclable metal dealer who commits a violation of the Act is guilty of a business offense and shall be fined a maximum of $1,000 per grave marker. Provides that upon discovering that metal from the grave marker of a veteran is missing, a cemetery official shall notify the local law enforcement agency and, if possible, the family of the deceased veteran. Effective immediately."
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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 3273"
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citation: "Illinois HB 3273 (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: 32
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2011-02-24"
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last_action: "2011-08-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e482611d-daba-4e5a-bc5f-6c9c2c6834bc"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3273&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60643&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "e193ecf916c02f94f40e18ee98ab4d67d69fac3d7f7a5215171dab608955a43f"
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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 3273 (97th) — VETERANS MONUMENT PROTECTION
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Creates the Veterans' Monument Protection Act. Prohibits any business or recyclable metal dealer, as defined in the Recyclable Metal Purchase Registration Law, to purchase, accept, or give anything of value in exchange for any metal taken from the grave marker of a veteran. Provides that a business or recyclable metal dealer who commits a violation of the Act is guilty of a business offense and shall be fined a maximum of $1,000 per grave marker. Provides that upon discovering that metal from the grave marker of a veteran is missing, a cemetery official shall notify the local law enforcement agency and, if possible, the family of the deceased veteran. Effective immediately.
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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=09700HB3273&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60643&DocNum=3273&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3273eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60643&DocNum=3273&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3273enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60643&DocNum=3273&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **103–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Dave Syverson — cosponsor (person)
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- Mike Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
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- Patricia R. Bellock — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `filing`
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- **2011-02-24** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
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- **2011-02-24** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
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- **2011-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-28** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-04-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
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- **2011-04-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
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- **2011-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
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- **2011-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
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- **2011-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-06** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `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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- **2011-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
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- **2011-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
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- **2011-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-05-18** Passed Both Houses
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- **2011-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2011-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2011
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- **2011-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0384 `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/e482611d-daba-4e5a-bc5f-6c9c2c6834bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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