Date	Chamber	Action
8/11/2017	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0084

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

20 ILCS 2805/2

from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67

Synopsis As Introduced
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.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/7/2017	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton
2/7/2017	Senate	First Reading
2/7/2017	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/8/2017	Senate	Assigned to Veterans Affairs
2/15/2017	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
2/16/2017	Senate	Postponed - Veterans Affairs
2/16/2017	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2/27/2017	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
3/8/2017	Senate	Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
3/8/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2017
3/15/2017	Senate	Second Reading
3/15/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 16, 2017
3/29/2017	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
4/26/2017	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
4/26/2017	House	Arrived in House
4/26/2017	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
4/26/2017	House	First Reading
4/26/2017	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/3/2017	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
5/3/2017	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
5/3/2017	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
5/3/2017	House	Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Daniel J. Burke
5/3/2017	House	Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee
5/8/2017	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
5/11/2017	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 009-000-000
5/11/2017	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/16/2017	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
5/16/2017	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
5/16/2017	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
5/16/2017	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
5/16/2017	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
5/16/2017	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
5/16/2017	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
5/16/2017	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
5/16/2017	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
5/16/2017	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
5/16/2017	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
5/16/2017	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Michael D. Unes
5/18/2017	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/18/2017	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/18/2017	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
5/18/2017	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
5/19/2017	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-000-000
5/19/2017	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
5/19/2017	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/16/2017	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/11/2017	Senate	Governor Approved
8/11/2017	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2018
8/11/2017	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0084

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