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Bill VETERANS-EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE Creates the Veterans Preference in Private Employment Act. Provides that in every private, nonpublic employment in this State, honorably discharged veterans of any war of the United States, or of any military campaign for which a campaign ribbon has been awarded, and their widows or widowers, may be preferred for employment. Provides that spouses of honorably discharged veterans who have a service-connected permanent and total disability may also be preferred for employment; and that these preferences are not considered violations of any State or local equal employment opportunity law, including, but not limited to, any provision under, or rule adopted pursuant to, the Illinois Human Rights Act. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 99th HB 3122 Illinois HB 3122 (99th)
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Illinois HB 3122 (99th) — VETERANS-EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE

Creates the Veterans Preference in Private Employment Act. Provides that in every private, nonpublic employment in this State, honorably discharged veterans of any war of the United States, or of any military campaign for which a campaign ribbon has been awarded, and their widows or widowers, may be preferred for employment. Provides that spouses of honorably discharged veterans who have a service-connected permanent and total disability may also be preferred for employment; and that these preferences are not considered violations of any State or local equal employment opportunity law, including, but not limited to, any provision under, or rule adopted pursuant to, the Illinois Human Rights Act.

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

  • Third Reading — 1100 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 580 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
  • Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
  • Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2015-02-25 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard filing
  • 2015-02-25 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-02-25 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-03-10 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-03-25 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-03-25 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-03-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2015-04-13 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard amendment-introduction
  • 2015-04-13 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-04-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard amendment-introduction
  • 2015-04-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  • 2015-04-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2015-04-21 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2015-04-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2015-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-04-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
  • 2015-04-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
  • 2015-04-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2015-04-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
  • 2015-04-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
  • 2015-04-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-004 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
  • 2015-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
  • 2015-04-22 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2015-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 23, 2015 reading-1
  • 2015-04-22 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
  • 2015-04-23 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-04-23 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2015-04-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
  • 2015-04-29 Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs referral-committee
  • 2015-05-07 Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
  • 2015-05-12 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  • 2015-05-14 Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 18, 2015
  • 2015-05-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
  • 2015-05-19 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2015-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2015
  • 2015-05-22 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 reading-3
  • 2015-05-26 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-05-26 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  • 2015-05-26 Passed Both Houses
  • 2015-06-24 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2015-07-28 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2015-07-28 Effective Date January 1, 2016
  • 2015-07-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0152 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4dddf3c5-82a9-4319-9bff-fa51396a8bdc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).