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type: "Bill"
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title: "VET AFF-SERVICES DISCLOSURE"
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description: "Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that a person or company advertising veterans' benefits appeal services must conspicuously disclose in the advertisement that such services are also offered at no cost by county veterans service officers. Provides that a person who provides veterans' benefits services in exchange for compensation shall (i) provide a written disclosure statement to each client or prospective client and (ii) obtain the client's signature on a written disclosure statement containing an attestation by the client that the client has read and understands the written disclosure statement. Directs the Department of Veterans' Affairs to investigate alleged violations and to submit the results of any investigation to the Office of the Attorney General if the Department concludes that a violation has occurred. Provides that if, upon review, the Attorney General decides to file a complaint, the Attorney General must do so within 90 days of receiving the results of the Department's investigation. Imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation of the amendatory Act."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "102nd"
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identifier: "HB 3865"
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citation: "Illinois HB 3865 (102nd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Mark L. Walker", "Michael E. Hastings"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 42
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-02-19"
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last_action: "2021-08-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/686b3446-0f2f-435a-abbb-27fcd79520bb"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3865&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132950&SessionID=110&GA=102"
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source_hash: "7a60593042fc67f8667c31870ca24680134f3f9116e768f2d07c96a8b0d53c6d"
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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 3865 (102nd) — VET AFF-SERVICES DISCLOSURE
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Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that a person or company advertising veterans' benefits appeal services must conspicuously disclose in the advertisement that such services are also offered at no cost by county veterans service officers. Provides that a person who provides veterans' benefits services in exchange for compensation shall (i) provide a written disclosure statement to each client or prospective client and (ii) obtain the client's signature on a written disclosure statement containing an attestation by the client that the client has read and understands the written disclosure statement. Directs the Department of Veterans' Affairs to investigate alleged violations and to submit the results of any investigation to the Office of the Attorney General if the Department concludes that a violation has occurred. Provides that if, upon review, the Attorney General decides to file a complaint, the Attorney General must do so within 90 days of receiving the results of the Department's investigation. Imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation of the amendatory Act.
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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](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3865.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3865eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3865ham001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3865enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Mark L. Walker — primary (person)
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- Michael E. Hastings — primary (person)
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- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
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- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
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- Daniel Swanson — cosponsor (person)
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- Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
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- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
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- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
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- Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael Halpin — cosponsor (person)
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- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
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- Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mark L. Walker `filing`
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- **2021-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
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- **2021-03-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mark L. Walker `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
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- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
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- **2021-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
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- **2021-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
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- **2021-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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- **2021-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
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- **2021-04-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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- **2021-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
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- **2021-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
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- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
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- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
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- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-10** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
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- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
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- **2021-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2021
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- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
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- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
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- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2021-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2022
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- **2021-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0386 `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/686b3446-0f2f-435a-abbb-27fcd79520bb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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