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type: "Bill"
title: "SCRATCH-OFF FOR IL VETS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. In a provision concerning scratch-off games for the benefit of Illinois veterans, provides that the net revenue from the games that is deposited into the Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund shall be used to support veteran employment and employment training in addition to certain other veterans' issues. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3689"
citation: "Illinois SB 3689 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-10"
last_action: "2012-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d3bd4a3-9e2c-4d01-92c2-22544deae1b9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3689&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65743&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "0d9993977380304422c8f352b5bd5a21f67b5799fc87cf8b789b66d9c56db396"
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 3689 (97th) — SCRATCH-OFF FOR IL VETS
Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. In a provision concerning scratch-off games for the benefit of Illinois veterans, provides that the net revenue from the games that is deposited into the Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund shall be used to support veteran employment and employment training in addition to certain other veterans' issues. 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=09700SB3689&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65743&DocNum=3689&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3689eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65743&DocNum=3689&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3689enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65743&DocNum=3689&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1014** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Charles E. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
- Charles W. Krezwick — cosponsor (person)
- Emily McAsey — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan A. Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2012-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2012-03-08** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-09** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 30, 2012
- **2012-03-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2012-03-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2012-03-27** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2012
- **2012-03-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2012
- **2012-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-04-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2012-04-19** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles W. Krezwick
- **2012-04-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2012-04-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2012-04-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2012-05-03** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-03** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2012-05-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2012-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
- **2012-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2012-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2012-05-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
- **2012-05-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2012-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-004-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-05** Effective Date July 5, 2012
- **2012-07-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0740 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d3bd4a3-9e2c-4d01-92c2-22544deae1b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).