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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "VETERANS AFFAIRS"
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description: "Amends various Acts by replacing all references to the \"Department of Veterans' Affairs\" with \"Department of Veterans Affairs\". Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "104th"
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identifier: "HB 2547"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2547 (104th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Dan Swanson", "Li Arellano, Jr."]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 33
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2025-02-04"
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last_action: "2025-08-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57107d78-bae4-4c45-afc0-95e16260f670"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2547&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=160394&SessionID=114"
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source_hash: "d8985c855349b4507b7bef6f334a01da27aebb1d4eda433c9346ca8aa474d664"
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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 2547 (104th) — VETERANS AFFAIRS
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Amends various Acts by replacing all references to the "Department of Veterans' Affairs" with "Department of Veterans Affairs". 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](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2547.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2547eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2547ham001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2547enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Veterans' Affairs — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Veterans Affairs — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Dan Swanson — primary (person)
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- Li Arellano, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `filing`
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- **2025-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-03-04** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 016-000-000
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- **2025-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dan Swanson
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- **2025-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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- **2025-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2025-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2025-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025 `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
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- **2025-04-30** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-30** Referred to Assignments
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- **2025-04-30** Assigned to Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-07** Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
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- **2025-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025
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- **2025-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
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- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2025-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2025
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- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0234 `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/57107d78-bae4-4c45-afc0-95e16260f670`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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