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type: "Bill"
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title: "HIGHER ED-VETERANS SERVICE ACT"
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description: "Amends the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. Requires a public college or university to use its best efforts to hire a veteran of the armed services as the Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "HB 4781"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4781 (100th)"
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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: 67
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2018-02-13"
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last_action: "2018-08-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/18813716-fb90-4d93-a0b4-049c7957b1d0"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4781&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110090&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "b3e523b2c7b42425be368b50c8e598868fa80eb845ba074820b37a4bba1b6e59"
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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 4781 (100th) — HIGHER ED-VETERANS SERVICE ACT
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Amends the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. Requires a public college or university to use its best efforts to hire a veteran of the armed services as the Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services. 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=10000HB4781&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110090&DocNum=4781&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4781eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110090&DocNum=4781&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4781enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110090&DocNum=4781&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **103–2** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
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- Dan Brady — primary (person)
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- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
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- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
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- Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
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- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul Schimpf — cosponsor (person)
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- Scott M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
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- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke `filing`
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- **2018-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-21** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2018-04-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2018-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-04-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2018-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2018-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
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- **2018-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-02** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Higher Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
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- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
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- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
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- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
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- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
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- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
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- **2018-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
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- **2018-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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- **2018-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
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- **2018-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2018
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- **2018-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2018 `reading-3`
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- **2018-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
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- **2018-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
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- **2018-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Higher Education
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- **2018-05-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
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- **2018-05-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
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- **2018-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to State Government
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- **2018-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 007-000-000
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- **2018-05-30** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2018-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Rose `amendment-passage`
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- **2018-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2018-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
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- **2018-05-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2018-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
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- **2018-05-30** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dan Brady
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- **2018-05-30** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2018-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
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- **2018-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
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- **2018-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
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- **2018-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
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- **2018-05-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
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- **2018-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
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- **2018-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Dan Brady
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- **2018-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 019-000-000
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- **2018-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 103-002-000
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- **2018-05-31** House Concurs
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- **2018-05-31** Passed Both Houses
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- **2018-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2018-08-21** Effective Date August 21, 2018
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- **2018-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1007 `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/18813716-fb90-4d93-a0b4-049c7957b1d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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