republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-4058.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VETERANS-ADMISSIONS-VET HOMES"
description: "Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Removes provisions that now allow a right of admission to veterans of the Spanish American War or World War One. Provides that a veteran is entitled to admission to an Illinois Veterans Home for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home care if he or she (i) has served in the armed forces of the United States at least one day in the Global War on Terrorism, (ii) has served and was honorably discharged or retired from the armed forces of the United States for a service connected disability or injury, (iii) has served as an enlisted person at least 90 days on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, excluding service on active duty for training purposes only, and entered active duty before September 8, 1980, (iv) has served as an officer at least 90 days on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, excluding service on active duty for training purposes only, and entered active duty before October 17, 1981, (v) has served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States for 24 months of continuous service or more, excluding active duty for training purposes only, and enlisted after September 7, 1980, (vi) has served as a reservist in the armed forces of the United States or the National Guard and the service included being called to federal active duty, excluding service on active duty for training purposes only, and who completed the term, or (vii) has been discharged for reasons of hardship or released from active duty due to a reduction in the United States armed forces prior to the completion of the required period of service, regardless of the actual time served. Provides that an individual who served during a time of conflict has preference over all other qualifying candidates, for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home care at any Illinois Veterans Home. Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 4058"
citation: "Illinois HB 4058 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-28"
last_action: "2005-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/068077dd-ff11-4826-9fd2-b541cbce0fbf"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4058&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=20881&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "6bc0b10cc761775ebc86f34e4814c7b7f7a6328c5f16bb43cac7cf07d8131e01"
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 HB 4058 (94th) — VETERANS-ADMISSIONS-VET HOMES

Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Removes provisions that now allow a right of admission to veterans of the Spanish American War or World War One. Provides that a veteran is entitled to admission to an Illinois Veterans Home for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home care if he or she (i) has served in the armed forces of the United States at least one day in the Global War on Terrorism, (ii) has served and was honorably discharged or retired from the armed forces of the United States for a service connected disability or injury, (iii) has served as an enlisted person at least 90 days on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, excluding service on active duty for training purposes only, and entered active duty before September 8, 1980, (iv) has served as an officer at least 90 days on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, excluding service on active duty for training purposes only, and entered active duty before October 17, 1981, (v) has served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States for 24 months of continuous service or more, excluding active duty for training purposes only, and enlisted after September 7, 1980, (vi) has served as a reservist in the armed forces of the United States or the National Guard and the service included being called to federal active duty, excluding service on active duty for training purposes only, and who completed the term, or (vii) has been discharged for reasons of hardship or released from active duty due to a reduction in the United States armed forces prior to the completion of the required period of service, regardless of the actual time served. Provides that an individual who served during a time of conflict has preference over all other qualifying candidates, for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home care at any Illinois Veterans Home. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

## 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=09400HB4058&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20881&DocNum=4058&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4058eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20881&DocNum=4058&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4058enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20881&DocNum=4058&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa M. Dugan — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2005-02-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan `filing`
- **2005-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-01** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-10** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) March 17, 2005
- **2005-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2005-04-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2005-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2005-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2005-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2005-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2005-04-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2005-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2005
- **2005-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0588 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/068077dd-ff11-4826-9fd2-b541cbce0fbf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).