Bill Title: Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Provides that all members of the Illinois National Guard shall undergo pre-deployment and post-deployment testing for depleted uranium. Requires the Department of Military Affairs to cover the costs associated with such testing. Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs to provide assistance to any resident of Illinois who served on active duty for any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, excluding the Illinois National Guard, who requests a pre-deployment or post-deployment test for depleted uranium. Effective June 30, 2017.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 15-7)

Status: (Passed) 2016-08-05 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0719 [HB6123 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Mike Smiddy [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-071	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Donald Moffitt [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-074	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jerry Costello [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-116	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robert Pritchard [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-070	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christopher Davidsmeyer [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-100	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sheri Jesiel [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-061	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joe Sosnowski [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-069	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dwight Kay [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-112	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-006	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Steven Andersson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-065	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Harris [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-053	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator David Koehler [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-046	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator William McCann [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-050	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Steven Landek [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-012	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Kyle McCarter [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-054	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Chris Nybo [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-024	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-049	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Neil Anderson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-047	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator David Luechtefeld [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-058	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator John Mulroe [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-010	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Chapin Rose [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-051	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Dan McConchie [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-026	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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