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type: "Bill"
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title: "MILITARY-VETERANS COURT ACT"
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description: "Creates the Military and Veterans Court Act. Permits the Chief Judge of a judicial circuit to establish a military and veterans court program for veterans and active duty service members. Provides that in such judicial circuits, a veteran or active duty service member who has a substance abuse problem and who is subject to a criminal proceeding may with the consent of the prosecution and with the approval of the court be admitted into a military and veterans court program. Excludes from the program a veteran or active duty service member: charged with a crime of violence within the past 10 years, excluding incarceration time; who denies his or her use of or addiction to drugs; or who does not demonstrate a willingness to participate in a treatment program. Provides that the military and veterans court program shall include a regimen of graduated requirements, rewards and sanctions, including: fines, costs, restitution, public service employment, incarceration of up to 120 days, individual and group therapy, drug analysis testing, close court monitoring, educational or vocational counseling, and other requirements to fulfill the program. Provides for revocation and resentencing of the person who violates the conditions of the program or who engages in criminal conduct rendering the person unsuitable for the program, or who is not performing satisfactorily or not benefiting from the education, treatment or rehabilitation."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "HB 4212"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4212 (96th)"
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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: 53
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2009-02-27"
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last_action: "2009-07-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48f5361f-ebc1-493f-b035-7be0c43e608f"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4212&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=47082&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "11c9c3a199bba0a63fa908be28e969fc55a30e8ea4b1e381b690cd3595b670ad"
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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 4212 (96th) — MILITARY-VETERANS COURT ACT
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Creates the Military and Veterans Court Act. Permits the Chief Judge of a judicial circuit to establish a military and veterans court program for veterans and active duty service members. Provides that in such judicial circuits, a veteran or active duty service member who has a substance abuse problem and who is subject to a criminal proceeding may with the consent of the prosecution and with the approval of the court be admitted into a military and veterans court program. Excludes from the program a veteran or active duty service member: charged with a crime of violence within the past 10 years, excluding incarceration time; who denies his or her use of or addiction to drugs; or who does not demonstrate a willingness to participate in a treatment program. Provides that the military and veterans court program shall include a regimen of graduated requirements, rewards and sanctions, including: fines, costs, restitution, public service employment, incarceration of up to 120 days, individual and group therapy, drug analysis testing, close court monitoring, educational or vocational counseling, and other requirements to fulfill the program. Provides for revocation and resentencing of the person who violates the conditions of the program or who engages in criminal conduct rendering the person unsuitable for the program, or who is not performing satisfactorily or not benefiting from the education, treatment or rehabilitation.
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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=09600HB4212&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47082&DocNum=4212&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4212eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47082&DocNum=4212&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4212enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47082&DocNum=4212&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Michael W. Tryon — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon `filing`
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- **2009-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
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- **2009-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
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- **2009-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
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- **2009-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
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- **2009-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
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- **2009-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
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- **2009-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
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- **2009-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
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- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2009-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
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- **2009-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
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- **2009-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
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- **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
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- **2009-03-12** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-03-12** Remains in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
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- **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
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- **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2009-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
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- **2009-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon `amendment-introduction`
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- **2009-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2009-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-04-02** Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
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- **2009-04-02** Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
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- **2009-04-02** Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
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- **2009-04-02** Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
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- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2009 `reading-1`
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- **2009-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-29** Postponed - Judiciary
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- **2009-05-06** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
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- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
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- **2009-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
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- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-07-27** Effective Date July 27, 2009
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- **2009-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0093 `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/48f5361f-ebc1-493f-b035-7be0c43e608f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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