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Bill	DNR POLICE-IRAQ AFGHAN VET	Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the requirement that a Conservation Police Officer have certain collegiate educational requirements is deemed to be satisfied if the applicant has been honorably discharged and has been awarded an Afghan or Iraqi campaign medal by one of the United States armed forces. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 4983	Illinois HB 4983 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	47	3	2012-02-06	2012-08-13	openstates	ocd-bill/79ad418a-c3cc-4755-8b32-3228e00a1a48	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4983&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64886&SessionID=84&GA=97	f7675e397afc6b4e0b116bd445e52faa8903f31e00ccb7c9963a5a7725519ec0	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4983 (97th) — DNR POLICE-IRAQ AFGHAN VET

Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the requirement that a Conservation Police Officer have certain collegiate educational requirements is deemed to be satisfied if the applicant has been honorably discharged and has been awarded an Afghan or Iraqi campaign medal by one of the United States armed forces. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Concurrence — 113–1 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 101–8 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Edward J. Acevedo — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2012-02-06 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Edward J. Acevedo filing
• 2012-02-06 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
• 2012-02-17 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Edward J. Acevedo amendment-introduction
• 2012-02-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
• 2012-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2012-03-07 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 012-006-000 committee-passage
• 2012-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-22 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-008-002 reading-3, passage
• 2012-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
• 2012-03-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2012-03-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2012-03-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
• 2012-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dena M. Carli
• 2012-03-27 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2012-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
• 2012-03-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-27 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-04-11 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
• 2012-04-18 Held in Criminal Law
• 2012-04-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz amendment-introduction
• 2012-04-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-04-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
• 2012-04-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2012-04-26 Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2012
• 2012-05-02 Second Reading reading-2
• 2012-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
• 2012-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-05-18 Arrived in House introduction
• 2012-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2012-05-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
• 2012-05-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
• 2012-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 016-000-000
• 2012-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-001-003
• 2012-05-30 Passed Both Houses
• 2012-06-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2012-08-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2012-08-13 Effective Date August 13, 2012
• 2012-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0948 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/79ad418a-c3cc-4755-8b32-3228e00a1a48. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).