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type: "Bill"
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title: "DPT VET AFF-FIELD OFFICE"
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description: "Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. In a provision requiring a service officer to be assigned to each field office established by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, provides that he or she must be an honorably discharged veteran from service in the Armed Forces of the United States who has served at least 2 years of military service (rather than he must be an honorably discharged veteran from service in the Armed Forces of the United States; and he must have served during a time of hostilities with a foreign country). Removes the definition for \"time of hostilities with a foreign country\". Removes certain conditions concerning military service and discharge. Effective immediately."
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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: "SB 2532"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2532 (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: 56
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2016-02-16"
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last_action: "2016-08-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e02a61c-d065-41e9-b0ff-ca3bb784a8ae"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2532&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=95212&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "2af84777a2a2ba7e2b108b86fc912f8c7c4ee1aa03381c0266556eba5ecf1baf"
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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 SB 2532 (99th) — DPT VET AFF-FIELD OFFICE
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Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. In a provision requiring a service officer to be assigned to each field office established by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, provides that he or she must be an honorably discharged veteran from service in the Armed Forces of the United States who has served at least 2 years of military service (rather than he must be an honorably discharged veteran from service in the Armed Forces of the United States; and he must have served during a time of hostilities with a foreign country). Removes the definition for "time of hostilities with a foreign country". Removes certain conditions concerning military service and discharge. Effective immediately.
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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=09900SB2532&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=95212&DocNum=2532&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2532eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=95212&DocNum=2532&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2532enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=95212&DocNum=2532&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Michael E. Hastings — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-02-16** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings `filing`
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- **2016-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2016-02-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2016-02-24** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2016-02-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings `amendment-introduction`
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- **2016-02-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2016-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
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- **2016-03-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
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- **2016-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2016-03-02** Do Pass as Amended State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2016-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2016
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- **2016-03-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2016-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 8, 2016
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- **2016-04-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
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- **2016-04-05** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2016-04-05** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2016-04-20** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2016-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2016-04-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-04-21** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `amendment-introduction`
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- **2016-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
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- **2016-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2016-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
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- **2016-05-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
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- **2016-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Veterans' Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2016-05-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2016-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2016-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `amendment-introduction`
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- **2016-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-05-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2016-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2016-05-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
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- **2016-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2016-05-19** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
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- **2016-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 23, 2016
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- **2016-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael E. Hastings `filing`
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- **2016-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael E. Hastings `filing`
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- **2016-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
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- **2016-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
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- **2016-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
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- **2016-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
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- **2016-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
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- **2016-05-31** Senate Concurs
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- **2016-05-31** Passed Both Houses
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- **2016-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2016-08-19** Effective Date August 19, 2016
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- **2016-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0853 `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/3e02a61c-d065-41e9-b0ff-ca3bb784a8ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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