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type: "Bill"
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title: "RETURNING VETERANS TASK FORCE"
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description: "Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Creates the Returning Veterans Task Force consisting of members from specified veterans' organizations to develop a plan to coordinate efforts to open doors for returning veterans who have sacrificed for our nation. Contains provisions regarding: the composition of the Task Force; vacancies; duties; compensation; reporting requirements; and duration. 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 3315"
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citation: "Illinois HB 3315 (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: 37
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2011-02-24"
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last_action: "2011-08-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a06d0d59-c787-4876-ab94-d0f625ecc599"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3315&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60690&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "03ef0197fd2f56681e0427dc499ad0fe388f8ebf51e5ee2e9d457c0361c0ba72"
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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 3315 (97th) — RETURNING VETERANS TASK FORCE
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Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Creates the Returning Veterans Task Force consisting of members from specified veterans' organizations to develop a plan to coordinate efforts to open doors for returning veterans who have sacrificed for our nation. Contains provisions regarding: the composition of the Task Force; vacancies; duties; compensation; reporting requirements; and duration. 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=09700HB3315&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60690&DocNum=3315&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3315eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60690&DocNum=3315&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3315enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60690&DocNum=3315&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Rosemary Mulligan — 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. Rosemary Mulligan `filing`
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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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- **2011-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `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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- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan `amendment-introduction`
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- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
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- **2011-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 2 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; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
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- **2011-04-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
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- **2011-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
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- **2011-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
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- **2011-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2011-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2011 `reading-1`
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- **2011-05-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2011-05-06** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-05-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-10** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-13** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
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- **2011-05-19** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 19, 2011
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- **2011-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2011
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- **2011-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 046-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-05-20** Passed Both Houses
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- **2011-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2011-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2012
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- **2011-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0414 `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/a06d0d59-c787-4876-ab94-d0f625ecc599`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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