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 Bill Status of HB5359  102nd General Assembly


Short Description:  VETERANS HOME ADMISSIONS

House Sponsors
Rep. Randy E. Frese, Thomas M. Bennett and Charles Meier

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 2805/2.01from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.01


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that a veteran is entitled to admission to an Illinois Veterans Home if he or she has served in the National Guard or Reserve Forces of the United States and completed 20 years of satisfactory service, is otherwise eligible to receive reserve or active duty retirement benefits, and has been an Illinois resident for at least one year before applying for admission for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary care or nursing home care (currently, only domiciliary care). Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/28/2022HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Randy E. Frese
  1/31/2022HouseFirst Reading
  1/31/2022HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/9/2022HouseAssigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee
  2/18/2022HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  2/22/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
  3/4/2022HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
  1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die

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