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type: "Bill"
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title: "VETERANS-EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE"
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description: "Creates the Veterans Preference in Private Employment Act. Provides that in every private, nonpublic employment in this State, honorably discharged veterans of any war of the United States, or of any military campaign for which a campaign ribbon has been awarded, and their widows or widowers, may be preferred for employment. Provides that spouses of honorably discharged veterans who have a service-connected permanent and total disability may also be preferred for employment; and that these preferences are not considered violations of any State or local equal employment opportunity law, including, but not limited to, any provision under, or rule adopted pursuant to, the Illinois Human Rights Act."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "HB 3122"
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citation: "Illinois HB 3122 (99th)"
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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: 62
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2015-02-25"
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last_action: "2015-07-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4dddf3c5-82a9-4319-9bff-fa51396a8bdc"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3122&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89263&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "daa79f4e2805a8ea210b4d9ad874e92337dde3c581a1387f6aa6d3df4160ebcb"
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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 3122 (99th) — VETERANS-EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE
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Creates the Veterans Preference in Private Employment Act. Provides that in every private, nonpublic employment in this State, honorably discharged veterans of any war of the United States, or of any military campaign for which a campaign ribbon has been awarded, and their widows or widowers, may be preferred for employment. Provides that spouses of honorably discharged veterans who have a service-connected permanent and total disability may also be preferred for employment; and that these preferences are not considered violations of any State or local equal employment opportunity law, including, but not limited to, any provision under, or rule adopted pursuant to, the Illinois Human Rights Act.
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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=09900HB3122&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89263&DocNum=3122&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3122eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89263&DocNum=3122&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3122enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89263&DocNum=3122&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
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- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `filing`
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- **2015-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2015-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
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- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
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- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
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- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
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- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
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- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-004 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
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- **2015-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
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- **2015-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 23, 2015 `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
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- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
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- **2015-04-29** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-07** Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
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- **2015-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
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- **2015-05-14** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 18, 2015
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- **2015-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
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- **2015-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2015
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- **2015-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 `reading-3`
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- **2015-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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- **2015-05-26** Passed Both Houses
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- **2015-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2015-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2016
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- **2015-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0152 `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/4dddf3c5-82a9-4319-9bff-fa51396a8bdc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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