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type: "Bill"
title: "VETERANS AFFAIRS-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 563"
citation: "Illinois SB 563 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf915e78-3331-49bc-8a20-63891c030089"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=563&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84526&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "234537b1a4925cbb458ef378b0bb81f35ac3330bcb5f866daaf59d08aebdd2db"
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 563 (99th) — VETERANS AFFAIRS-VARIOUS
Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
## 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=09900SB0563&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84526&DocNum=563&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0563eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84526&DocNum=563&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0563enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84526&DocNum=563&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1120** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **560** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2015-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2015-03-11** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-13** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-19** Do Pass as Amended State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2015
- **2015-03-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2015
- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-11** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2015
- **2015-05-11** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2015-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2015-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-07** Effective Date August 7, 2015
- **2015-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0314 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf915e78-3331-49bc-8a20-63891c030089`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).