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type: "Bill"
title: "VETERANS ADVISORY COUNCIL"
description: "Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Changes the composition of the veterans advisory council from 17 to 21 by adding one person appointed by the Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard, one person appointed by the Illinois Attorney General, one person appointed by the Illinois Secretary of State, and one person appointed by the Director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Provides that one veteran or family member of a veteran (rather than one veteran) appointed by the commander or president of each veterans service organization or military family organization (rather than only each veterans service organization) that is chartered by the federal government and by the State of Illinois and elects to appoint a member shall sit on the council. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5398"
citation: "Illinois HB 5398 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-04"
last_action: "2010-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/deed023d-d95b-4b7b-92d1-0643302da8de"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5398&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50432&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "91d2d1cf5f4812f65d19dbae4a39c9d7e395ab0fc2285996ac1a00c26c6cac29"
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 5398 (96th) — VETERANS ADVISORY COUNCIL
Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Changes the composition of the veterans advisory council from 17 to 21 by adding one person appointed by the Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard, one person appointed by the Illinois Attorney General, one person appointed by the Illinois Secretary of State, and one person appointed by the Director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Provides that one veteran or family member of a veteran (rather than one veteran) appointed by the commander or president of each veterans service organization or military family organization (rather than only each veterans service organization) that is chartered by the federal government and by the State of Illinois and elects to appoint a member shall sit on the council. 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=09600HB5398&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50432&DocNum=5398&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5398eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50432&DocNum=5398&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5398enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50432&DocNum=5398&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Michael P. McAuliffe — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2010-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe `filing`
- **2010-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Veterans' Affairs Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Veterans' Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2010-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2010-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2010-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2010-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2010-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2010-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2010-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2010-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2010-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2010-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2010-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2010-03-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 15, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2010-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-26** Effective Date July 26, 2010
- **2010-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1266 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/deed023d-d95b-4b7b-92d1-0643302da8de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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