Illinois Senate Bill 866 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-6)
Status: Passed on August 11 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0084
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that the Department of Veterans Affairs shall provide informational resources and education to veterans returning from deployment regarding service animals for individuals with disabilities including, but not limited to, resources and education on service animals that guide people who are blind, pull a wheelchair, alert a person with hearing loss, protect a person having a seizure, assist a person with a traumatic brain injury, and calm a person with post-traumatic stress disorder during an anxiety attack or psychiatric episode.

VETERANS-SERVICE ANIMALS

Sen. Thomas Cullerton [D]	Sen. Omar Aquino [D]	Sen. Iris Martinez [D]	Sen. Cristina Castro [D]
Sen. William Haine [D]	Sen. Michael Hastings [D]	Rep. Stephanie Kifowit [D]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D]
Rep. Patricia Bellock [R]	Rep. Linda LaVia [D]	Sen. Brian Stewart [R]	Rep. Martin Moylan [D]
Rep. Silvana Tabares [D]	Rep. Kelly Burke [D]	Sen. Michael Halpin [D]	Rep. Ann Williams [D]
Rep. Michael McAuliffe [R]	Rep. John D'Amico [D]	Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]	Rep. Randy Frese [R]
Rep. Daniel Swanson [R]	Rep. Michael Unes [R]

2017-05-19 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2017-04-26 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 58 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-08-11	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0084
2017-08-11	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2018
2017-08-11	Senate	Governor Approved
2017-06-16	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2017-05-19	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2017-05-19	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
2017-05-19	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-000-000
2017-05-18	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
2017-05-18	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
2017-05-18	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2017-05-18	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2017-05-16	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Michael D. Unes
2017-05-16	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
2017-05-16	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2017-05-16	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
2017-05-16	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
2017-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
2017-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
2017-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2017-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
2017-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
2017-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
2017-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
2017-05-11	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2017-05-11	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 009-000-000
2017-05-08	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
2017-05-03	House	Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee
2017-05-03	House	Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Daniel J. Burke
2017-05-03	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
2017-05-03	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
2017-05-03	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
2017-04-26	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-04-26	House	First Reading
2017-04-26	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
2017-04-26	House	Arrived in House
2017-04-26	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
2017-03-29	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
2017-03-15	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 16, 2017
2017-03-15	Senate	Second Reading
2017-03-08	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2017
2017-03-08	Senate	Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
2017-02-27	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
2017-02-16	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2017-02-16	Senate	Postponed - Veterans Affairs
2017-02-15	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
2017-02-08	Senate	Assigned to Veterans Affairs
2017-02-07	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2017-02-07	Senate	First Reading
2017-02-07	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	2805	2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=866&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB0866.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB0866eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB0866enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/100/100-0084.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/100/senate/10000SB0866_04262017_003000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/100/house/10000SB0866_05192017_005000T.pdf