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type: "Bill"
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title: "VET HOME RESIDENT CHARGES"
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description: "Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Removes the provision that a veterans home resident's maintenance charges must be paid first and to the fullest extent possible from sources of income other than pensions or compensation paid by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs."
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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: "SB 1837"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1837 (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: 29
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2009-02-20"
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last_action: "2009-07-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70e73ad8-1e26-45db-beb5-126b4097aaf7"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1837&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44666&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "9ba6dfe02cf8a255749b0a88f97d393c6db090e53ccbe968af7346a32d61f2ea"
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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 SB 1837 (96th) — VET HOME RESIDENT CHARGES
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Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Removes the provision that a veterans home resident's maintenance charges must be paid first and to the fullest extent possible from sources of income other than pensions or compensation paid by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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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=09600SB1837&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44666&DocNum=1837&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1837eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44666&DocNum=1837&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1837enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44666&DocNum=1837&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Deanna Demuzio — primary (person)
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- Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio `filing`
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- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-04** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-12** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
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- **2009-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
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- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
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- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
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- **2009-05-08** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2009
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- **2009-05-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
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- **2009-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
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- **2009-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-19** 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 January 1, 2010
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- **2009-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0100 `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/70e73ad8-1e26-45db-beb5-126b4097aaf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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