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type: "Bill"
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title: "VETERANS-SERVICE ANIMALS"
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description: "Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that the Department of Veterans Affairs shall provide informational resources and education to veterans returning from deployment regarding service animals for individuals with disabilities including, but not limited to, resources and education on service animals that guide people who are blind, pull a wheelchair, alert a person with hearing loss, protect a person having a seizure, assist a person with a traumatic brain injury, and calm a person with post-traumatic stress disorder during an anxiety attack or psychiatric episode."
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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: "SB 866"
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citation: "Illinois SB 866 (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: 49
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-02-07"
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last_action: "2017-08-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e3ced60-69d0-4b59-96cb-2ee9ae98df63"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=866&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=102397&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "62e0462e8fd8330d11b99d83bca71e3e3d8f50c52842ad0514c8835caffc5534"
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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 866 (100th) — VETERANS-SERVICE ANIMALS
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Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that the Department of Veterans Affairs shall provide informational resources and education to veterans returning from deployment regarding service animals for individuals with disabilities including, but not limited to, resources and education on service animals that guide people who are blind, pull a wheelchair, alert a person with hearing loss, protect a person having a seizure, assist a person with a traumatic brain injury, and calm a person with post-traumatic stress disorder during an anxiety attack or psychiatric episode.
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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=10000SB0866&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=102397&DocNum=866&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0866eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=102397&DocNum=866&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0866enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=102397&DocNum=866&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
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- Daniel Swanson — cosponsor (person)
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- John C. D'Amico — cosponsor (person)
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- Kelly M. Burke — cosponsor (person)
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- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
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- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael D. Unes — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael Halpin — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael P. McAuliffe — cosponsor (person)
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- Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)
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- Silvana Tabares — cosponsor (person)
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- Thomas Cullerton — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton `filing`
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- **2017-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-02-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-08** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
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- **2017-02-16** Postponed - Veterans Affairs
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- **2017-02-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2017-02-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
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- **2017-03-08** Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2017
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- **2017-03-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 16, 2017
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- **2017-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
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- **2017-04-26** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2017-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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- **2017-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-04-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
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- **2017-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
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- **2017-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
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- **2017-05-03** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Daniel J. Burke
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- **2017-05-03** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
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- **2017-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
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- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
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- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
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- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
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- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
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- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
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- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
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- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
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- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
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- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2017-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
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- **2017-05-16** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Michael D. Unes
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- **2017-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
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- **2017-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2017-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-05-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
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- **2017-05-19** Passed Both Houses
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- **2017-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2017-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2018
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- **2017-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0084 `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/6e3ced60-69d0-4b59-96cb-2ee9ae98df63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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