Illinois House Bill 2856 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-6)
Status: Passed on July 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-07-31 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0406
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that the death certificate for an individual with a history of military service may include or may be amended to include the branch of the military that the deceased individual served in, the period of time that he or she served in the military, and whether a military service-related injury contributed to the cause of death (rather than may include or may be amended to include the deceased individual's veteran status, the branch of the military that he or she served in, and the period of time that he or she served in the military). Effective January 1, 2025.

VITAL RECORDS-VETERAN DEATH

Rep. Daniel Swanson [R]	Rep. Gregg Johnson [D]	Rep. Laura Faver Dias [D]	Rep. Maura Hirschauer [D]
Rep. Mary Canty [D]	Rep. Nabeela Syed [D]	Rep. Edgar Gonzalez [D]	Rep. Joyce Mason [D]
Rep. Wayne Rosenthal [R]	Rep. Charles Meier [R]	Sen. Suzanne Glowiak Hilton [D]	Sen. Erica Harriss [R]
Sen. Mike Porfirio [D]	Sen. Michael Hastings [D]	Sen. Michael Halpin [D]	Sen. Laura Murphy [D]
Sen. Elgie Sims [D]	Sen. Dan McConchie [R]	Sen. Sally Turner [R]	Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [D]
Sen. Emil Jones [D]

2023-05-17 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 56 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-22 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 112 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-07-31	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0406
2023-07-31	House	Effective Date January 1, 2025
2023-07-31	House	Governor Approved
2023-06-15	House	Sent to the Governor
2023-05-18	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
2023-05-17	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2023-05-17	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
2023-05-17	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
2023-05-17	House	Passed Both Houses
2023-05-17	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
2023-05-17	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
2023-05-17	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
2023-05-15	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2023-05-12	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
2023-05-11	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
2023-05-05	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2023-05-04	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2023
2023-05-04	Senate	Second Reading
2023-05-02	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
2023-04-27	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2023
2023-04-27	Senate	Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
2023-04-12	Senate	Assigned to Veterans Affairs
2023-03-30	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
2023-03-28	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-03-28	Senate	First Reading
2023-03-28	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
2023-03-23	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2023
2023-03-23	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2023-03-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
2023-03-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
2023-03-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2023-03-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
2023-03-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
2023-03-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
2023-03-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
2023-03-22	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
2023-03-21	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2023-03-15	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000
2023-03-14	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
2023-03-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
2023-03-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
2023-03-10	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-10	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Swanson
2023-03-02	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-01	House	Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
2023-02-23	House	Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
2023-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-16	House	First Reading
2023-02-16	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Swanson

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
410	535	11	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2856&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2856.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2856eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2856enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/103/103-0406.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2856ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB2856_03222023_014000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300HB2856_05172023_027000T.pdf