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type: "Bill"
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title: "VETERANS-SPACE FORCE"
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description: "Amends the Statute on Statutes. Provides that whenever there is a reference in any Act to \"armed forces\", \"armed forces of the United States\", \"U.S. Armed Forces\", \"United States Armed Forces\", or \"uniformed services\", these terms shall be construed to include the United States Space Force. Amends the Flag Display Act, the Secretary of State Merit Employment Code, the Veterans Preference Act, the Veterans Burial Places Act, and various other Acts. In all occurrences of the definition for \"armed forces of the United States\" and \"member of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of the United States\" expands the list of armed forces branches to include the Space Force. Makes conforming changes in the definition of \"veteran\" under the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law, in the definition of \"military service\" under the Illinois Pension Code, and in a provision under the Veterans Burial Places Act that lists the various military branches that make up the Reserve Officers Training Corps. Makes other conforming changes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "103rd"
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identifier: "HB 5640"
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citation: "Illinois HB 5640 (103rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Stephanie A. Kifowit", "Tom Bennett"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 49
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2024-02-09"
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last_action: "2024-08-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9dfd235e-3ddc-49d8-8f83-866c00e765b0"
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source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5640&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=154039&SessionID=112"
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source_hash: "d20ac7569751400660d2700351194ef2ab1c0825bb4816141522322e5497e880"
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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 5640 (103rd) — VETERANS-SPACE FORCE
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Amends the Statute on Statutes. Provides that whenever there is a reference in any Act to "armed forces", "armed forces of the United States", "U.S. Armed Forces", "United States Armed Forces", or "uniformed services", these terms shall be construed to include the United States Space Force. Amends the Flag Display Act, the Secretary of State Merit Employment Code, the Veterans Preference Act, the Veterans Burial Places Act, and various other Acts. In all occurrences of the definition for "armed forces of the United States" and "member of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of the United States" expands the list of armed forces branches to include the Space Force. Makes conforming changes in the definition of "veteran" under the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law, in the definition of "military service" under the Illinois Pension Code, and in a provision under the Veterans Burial Places Act that lists the various military branches that make up the Reserve Officers Training Corps. Makes other conforming changes.
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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://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5640.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5640eng.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5640enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Veterans' Affairs — **14–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · lower
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- Veterans Affairs — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)
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- Tom Bennett — primary (person)
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- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
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- Brandun Schweizer — cosponsor (person)
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- Chris Miller — cosponsor (person)
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- Craig Wilcox — cosponsor (person)
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- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
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- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
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- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
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- Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
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- Jason Plummer — cosponsor (person)
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- Jenn Ladisch Douglass — cosponsor (person)
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- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
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- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
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- Mary Gill — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael J. Kelly — cosponsor (person)
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- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
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- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicholas K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
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- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
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- Travis Weaver — cosponsor (person)
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- William "Will" Davis — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `filing`
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- **2024-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2024-02-28** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 014-000-000
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- **2024-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2024-04-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2024-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
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- **2024-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
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- **2024-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
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- **2024-04-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-04-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2024-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 30, 2024 `reading-1`
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- **2024-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
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- **2024-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2024-04-19** Referred to Assignments
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- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2024-04-30** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
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- **2024-05-02** Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
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- **2024-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2024 `reading-2`
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- **2024-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2024-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2024-05-17** Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 24, 2024
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- **2024-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-05-21** Passed Both Houses
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- **2024-05-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
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- **2024-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
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- **2024-06-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
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- **2024-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2024-08-02** Effective Date January 1, 2025
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- **2024-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0746 `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/9dfd235e-3ddc-49d8-8f83-866c00e765b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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