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type: "Bill"
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title: "FLAG DISPLAY-FUNERALS"
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description: "Amends the Flag Display Act. Requires the Governor to issue an official notice of the death of an Illinois resident killed by hostile fire as a member of the United States armed forces or killed in the line of duty as a law enforcement officer. Upon that notice, requires the display of the United States national flag, the State flag of Illinois, and the appropriate military flag at half-staff at each State and local government location required to display the United States national flag on a flagstaff. Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of State Police to notify the Governor of a resident's death. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "HB 3618"
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citation: "Illinois HB 3618 (95th)"
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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: 74
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2007-02-27"
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last_action: "2007-09-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34f9545b-a95a-4576-a195-3a9e924dc68e"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3618&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=32495&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "75f3bff14838542fdd45fb9fad3f3c1c231f5fa3d167734939b5f662ac58cd3d"
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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 3618 (95th) — FLAG DISPLAY-FUNERALS
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Amends the Flag Display Act. Requires the Governor to issue an official notice of the death of an Illinois resident killed by hostile fire as a member of the United States armed forces or killed in the line of duty as a law enforcement officer. Upon that notice, requires the display of the United States national flag, the State flag of Illinois, and the appropriate military flag at half-staff at each State and local government location required to display the United States national flag on a flagstaff. Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of State Police to notify the Governor of a resident's death. Effective immediately.
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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=09500HB3618&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=32495&DocNum=3618&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB3618eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=32495&DocNum=3618&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB3618enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=32495&DocNum=3618&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
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- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael Noland — cosponsor (person)
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- Mike Bost — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Bost `filing`
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- **2007-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-01** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
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- **2007-04-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
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- **2007-04-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
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- **2007-04-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
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- **2007-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
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- **2007-04-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
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- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
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- **2007-04-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2007-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-04-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
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- **2007-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
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- **2007-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-04-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-04-25** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-02** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2007
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- **2007-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
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- **2007-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2007-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
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- **2007-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
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- **2007-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
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- **2007-05-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
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- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
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- **2007-05-24** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Kotowski `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2007
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- **2007-05-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
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- **2007-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
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- **2007-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2007-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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- **2007-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Bost
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- **2007-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
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- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
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- **2007-06-08** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007
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- **2007-06-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 099-000-000
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- **2007-06-14** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-06-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
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- **2007-07-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-09-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-09-11** Effective Date September 11, 2007
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- **2007-09-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0596 `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/34f9545b-a95a-4576-a195-3a9e924dc68e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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