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type: "Bill"
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title: "G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS DAY"
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description: "Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the 4th day of November of each year is designated as \"G.I. Bill of Rights Day\", to be observed throughout the State as a day in recognition of the landmark legislation that provided benefits to World War II veterans, and would serve as the basis of future legislation to extend benefits to all who serve in the United States Armed Forces."
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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 4954"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4954 (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: 29
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-02-14"
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last_action: "2018-08-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/272aa996-7b82-4ad9-9178-87cbaf69df4d"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4954&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110398&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "47b0d67042e3335d929b78715953501815d136d7df5e47be767c8508ffed90a2"
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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 4954 (100th) — G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS DAY
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Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the 4th day of November of each year is designated as "G.I. Bill of Rights Day", to be observed throughout the State as a day in recognition of the landmark legislation that provided benefits to World War II veterans, and would serve as the basis of future legislation to extend benefits to all who serve in the United States Armed Forces.
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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=10000HB4954&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110398&DocNum=4954&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4954eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110398&DocNum=4954&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4954enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110398&DocNum=4954&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **104–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
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- John Cavaletto — primary (person)
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- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John Cavaletto `filing`
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- **2018-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-05** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-04-12** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-04-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2018-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
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- **2018-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
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- **2018-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-01** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
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- **2018-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2018-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2018
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- **2018-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-05-17** Passed Both Houses
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- **2018-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
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- **2018-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
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- **2018-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
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- **2018-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2018-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2019
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- **2018-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0817 `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/272aa996-7b82-4ad9-9178-87cbaf69df4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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