Illinois House Bill 3270 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act and the State Finance Act. Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs to establish and administer the Illinois Homeless Veterans Program to provide grants and per diems to facilities providing shelter and assistance to homeless persons who served as members of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Illinois National Guard, or any reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, and who were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. Provides that the primary components of the program shall include advocacy for homeless veterans and increasing public awareness on the issue of homelessness among veterans and its root causes. Requires the Department to solicit federal and State funding, donations, and grants for the purpose of implementing the program. Creates the Illinois Homeless Veterans Program Fund as a special fund in the State Treasury for the purpose of implementing the program. Establishes the Homeless Veterans Service Coordinating Committee to discuss and research ways in which the veterans services provided by public and private agencies can be made more easily available and better focused to serve homeless veterans. Effective immediately.

IL HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM

Rep. David Harris [R]

Rep. Patricia Bellock [R]

Sen. Jil Tracy [R]

Rep. Richard Morthland [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2011-03-17	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2011-03-10	House	Remains in Veterans' Affairs Committee
2011-03-10	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Veterans' Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote
2011-03-08	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
2011-03-08	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2011-03-08	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David Harris
2011-02-28	House	Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee
2011-02-24	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2011-02-24	House	First Reading
2011-02-24	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard Morthland
2011-02-24	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
2011-02-24	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
2011-02-24	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David Harris

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	2805	37	New Code	See Bill Text
30	105	5.786	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3270&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB3270.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB3270ham001.htm