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type: "Bill"
title: "STATE POLICE REQ-IRAQ AFGHAN"
description: "Amends the State Police Act. Provides that a requirement that a State Police applicant 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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1587"
citation: "Illinois SB 1587 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-12-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c1520ac-1bc9-4618-b840-bb6a80251346"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1587&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57488&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "0638ef322f235601e4849dde8638acaf4a49c293812328d885cf6ca8d0a0801e"
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 SB 1587 (97th) — STATE POLICE REQ-IRAQ AFGHAN
Amends the State Police Act. Provides that a requirement that a State Police applicant 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1587&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57488&DocNum=1587&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1587eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57488&DocNum=1587&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1587enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57488&DocNum=1587&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1113** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Antonio Muñoz — primary (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel J. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Dena M. Carli — cosponsor (person)
- Derrick Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person)
- John D'Amico — cosponsor (person)
- Kay Hatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. McCarthy — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person)
- Michael P. McAuliffe — cosponsor (person)
- William Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2011-03-09** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2011
- **2011-03-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2011-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
- **2011-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2011-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-21** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-20** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2011
- **2011-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2011-05-31** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-10-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 10, 2011
- **2011-10-26** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-11-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-11-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-11-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-11-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-11-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2011-11-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2011-11-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2011-11-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-11-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2011-11-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
- **2011-11-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2011-11-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2011-11-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2011-11-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Cunningham
- **2011-11-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2011-11-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2011-11-09** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2011-11-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-11-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2011-11-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2011-11-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dena M. Carli
- **2011-11-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2011-11-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2011-11-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-12-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-12-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-12-19** Effective Date December 19, 2011
- **2011-12-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0640 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c1520ac-1bc9-4618-b840-bb6a80251346`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).