DART-GRANBERG-SCOTT-GASH-SILVA, SLONE, PUGH, PHELPS, BROSNAHAN, DAVIS,STEVE, NOVAK, MEYER, O'BRIEN, FRITCHEY AND DAVIS,MONIQUE. (KLEMM-BOWLES-OBAMA-WALSH,L-LAUZEN) 20 ILCS 2805/2 from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67 Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that the Department shall create a program that would enable State veterans facilities to provide treatment for veterans with the Persian Gulf War Syndrome. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Veterans' Affairs) The fiscal impact would be astronomical to the State due to restructuring and additional medical equipment and staff. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes the amendatory provisions of the bill. Provides instead that the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall encourage the State to implement more programs to address the issues of Persian Gulf Veterans by creating a 9-member commission from members of the General Assembly, representatives of veterans' organizations, and a representative of the Department. Provides that the commission members shall serve without compensation. 97-01-08 H FILED WITH CLERK 97-01-08 H FIRST READING 97-01-08 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-01-22 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE VETS' AFFAIRS 97-01-24 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR GRANBERG 97-01-29 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT 97-01-30 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GASH 97-01-30 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SILVA 97-02-05 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SLONE 97-02-06 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PUGH 97-02-14 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 97-02-14 H COMMITTEE VETS' AFFAIRS 97-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOWARD 97-02-20 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PHELPS 97-03-06 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BROSNAHAN 97-03-06 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-VETS' AFFAIRS H 97-03-06 H ADOPTED 97-03-06 H DO PASS AS AMENDED/PLACED ON CC 011-000-000 HVET 97-03-06 H PLACED CONSENT CALENDAR 2ND READING 97-03-06 H REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR BLACK, CROSS AND 97-03-06 H ART TENHOUSE 97-03-06 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-03-11 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-03-11 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,STEVE 97-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR NOVAK 97-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MEYER 97-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JOHNSON,TOM 97-03-14 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN 97-03-20 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRITCHEY 97-04-08 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-000 97-04-09 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 97-04-09 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-04-09 S SENATE SPONSOR KLEMM 97-04-09 S FIRST READING 97-04-09 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-04-15 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FARLEY 97-04-16 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR BOWLES 97-04-17 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE STATE GOVERN 97-04-21 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR OBAMA 97-04-23 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR WALSH,L 97-04-25 S DO PASS 009-000-000 SGOA 97-04-25 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-04-29 97-04-25 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LAUZEN 97-04-25 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SIEBEN 97-04-29 S SECOND READING 97-04-29 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-04-30 97-05-13 S THIRD READING - PASSED 059-000-000 97-05-13 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 97-05-13 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE 97-06-11 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 97-07-23 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 97-07-23 H EFFECTIVE DATE 98-01-01 97-07-23 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0142 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary