Bill Title: Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that any natural father, natural mother, or spouse of a veteran killed in the line of duty, (also known as a Gold Star Family member) deemed eligible for per diem payments by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs who was a resident of the State of Illinois for a continuous period of one year immediately before making application is entitled to admission to any of the Illinois Veterans Homes should vacant beds exist. Further provides that preference for filling vacant beds or for filling vacant beds from a waiting list shall be granted first to eligible veterans.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0302 [HB2875 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2011-05-17	58	0	1	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2011-04-06	111	0	0	1	112	Passed	Link	View

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