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type: "Bill"
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title: "VETERANS COURTS-MANDATES"
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description: "Amends the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act. Provides that the Chief Judge of each judicial circuit shall (rather than may) establish a Veterans and Servicemembers Court program including a format under which it operates under the Act. Effective January 1, 2018."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "HB 5003"
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citation: "Illinois HB 5003 (99th)"
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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: 36
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2016-02-08"
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last_action: "2016-08-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/853afe3a-4046-4f6a-a344-3b4e557a0a74"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5003&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=94355&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "1957566828c9df397b71f2c6369411be9ed0864ab540cb78101181afde6651df"
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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 5003 (99th) — VETERANS COURTS-MANDATES
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Amends the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act. Provides that the Chief Judge of each judicial circuit shall (rather than may) establish a Veterans and Servicemembers Court program including a format under which it operates under the Act. Effective January 1, 2018.
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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=09900HB5003&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=94355&DocNum=5003&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5003eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=94355&DocNum=5003&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5003enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=94355&DocNum=5003&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **108–3** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Christine Winger — primary (person)
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- Heather A. Steans — cosponsor (person)
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- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
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- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
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- Scott M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
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- Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Christine Winger `filing`
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- **2016-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2016-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-02-23** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
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- **2016-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
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- **2016-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2016-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2016-04-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2016-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2016-04-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2016-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2016-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2016-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
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- **2016-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2016-04-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2016-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
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- **2016-05-03** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
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- **2016-05-11** Do Pass Criminal Law; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
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- **2016-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
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- **2016-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2016-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2016
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- **2016-05-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
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- **2016-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
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- **2016-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
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- **2016-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
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- **2016-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
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- **2016-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
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- **2016-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2016-05-26** Passed Both Houses
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- **2016-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2016-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2018
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- **2016-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0807 `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/853afe3a-4046-4f6a-a344-3b4e557a0a74`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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