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type: "Bill"
title: "MISSING PERSONS-VETERANS"
description: "Amends the Missing Persons Identification Act. Provides that the definition of \"high-risk missing person\" includes a person who is a veteran or active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, or any reserve component of the United States Armed Forces who is believed to have a physical or mental health condition that is related to his or her service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2278"
citation: "Illinois SB 2278 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9cc9d277-bf26-44b4-b84e-f406f47842a7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2278&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=108494&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "05e0bef19a60dfaa15f757b185962c619dc03270de86e6083a3d25107c815226"
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 2278 (100th) — MISSING PERSONS-VETERANS
Amends the Missing Persons Identification Act. Provides that the definition of "high-risk missing person" includes a person who is a veteran or active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, or any reserve component of the United States Armed Forces who is believed to have a physical or mental health condition that is related to his or her service.
## 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=10000SB2278&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108494&DocNum=2278&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2278eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108494&DocNum=2278&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2278enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108494&DocNum=2278&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **500** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1030** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Avery Bourne — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Costello, II — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Michael D. Unes — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Halpin — cosponsor (person)
- Michael P. McAuliffe — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Phelps Finnie — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Reick — cosponsor (person)
- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2018-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-01-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2018-01-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
- **2018-01-30** Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading January 30, 2018
- **2018-02-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 21, 2018
- **2018-02-21** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-02-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-02-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
- **2018-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2018-03-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2018-04-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2018-04-26** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2018-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2018-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie
- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- **2018-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2018-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2018-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0835 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9cc9d277-bf26-44b4-b84e-f406f47842a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).