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type: "Bill"
title: "DPT VET AFFRS-SERVICE OFFICER"
description: "Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that, subject to appropriations for that purpose, the Department shall fund 2 service officer positions for each veterans service organization that maintains an office in the Veterans Affairs Regional Office (VARO) in Chicago. Provides that a service officer whose position is funded under these provisions shall be an employee of the veterans service organization with which the service officer is placed, and the service officer shall be under the direct control of that veterans service organization. Provides that such a service officer must be certified by the federal government in the manner in which the head service officer of each office is certified. Provides that to be eligible to receive any moneys for the funding of a service officer position under these provisions, a veterans service organization must have maintained a state headquarters in this State for at least 10 years before July 1, 2005. Provides that a veterans service organization that is being funded with State or county moneys under any other provision of law on the effective date of this amendatory Act may not receive any moneys for the funding of a service officer position under these provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 497"
citation: "Illinois HB 497 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-27"
last_action: "2005-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41ab2d2c-6bcf-41ad-aa75-09ae2f481f63"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=497&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14866&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "8e6ce82ea3b603a924f1bf60afaba7e38fc52ede596d3d9d356230776691b66d"
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 497 (94th) — DPT VET AFFRS-SERVICE OFFICER
Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that, subject to appropriations for that purpose, the Department shall fund 2 service officer positions for each veterans service organization that maintains an office in the Veterans Affairs Regional Office (VARO) in Chicago. Provides that a service officer whose position is funded under these provisions shall be an employee of the veterans service organization with which the service officer is placed, and the service officer shall be under the direct control of that veterans service organization. Provides that such a service officer must be certified by the federal government in the manner in which the head service officer of each office is certified. Provides that to be eligible to receive any moneys for the funding of a service officer position under these provisions, a veterans service organization must have maintained a state headquarters in this State for at least 10 years before July 1, 2005. Provides that a veterans service organization that is being funded with State or county moneys under any other provision of law on the effective date of this amendatory Act may not receive any moneys for the funding of a service officer position under these provisions.
## 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=09400HB0497&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14866&DocNum=497&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0497eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14866&DocNum=497&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0497enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14866&DocNum=497&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Hannig — primary (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig `filing`
- **2005-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-02** Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2005-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
- **2005-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2005-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2005-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2005-02-18** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
- **2005-02-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans Affairs Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2005-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2005-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2005-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-03** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-03** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **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** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2005-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2005-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2005-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-11** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2005-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-04-21** Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2005
- **2005-05-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2005-05-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2005-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2005-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2005-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-04** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0446 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41ab2d2c-6bcf-41ad-aa75-09ae2f481f63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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