MITCHELL-MCAULIFFE-MEYER-SAVIANO-JOHNSON,TOM, HOLBROOK AND MCGUIRE. (SIEBEN-VIVERITO-GEO-KARIS-DILLARD) 330 ILCS 110/1.1 from Ch. 21, par. 59a1 Amends the Veterans Burial Places Act. Increases the amount the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall pay for the cost of transporting and erecting a headstone or memorial for a United States war veteran when the headstone or memorial is required to be provided by the United States Government from an amount not to exceed $50 to an amount not to exceed $100. Changes a reference to a Section of the United States Code to reflect its renumbering. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 490/100 new 5 ILCS 490/105 new 20 ILCS 2805/2.01a from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.01a 20 ILCS 2805/10 new 110 ILCS 947/40 Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the 27th day of July of each year is designated Korean War Armistice Day and the third Friday of September of each year is designated POW/MIA Recognition Day. Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that money received by any officer of an Illinois Veterans Home shall be spent for the special comfort, pleasure, and amusement of residents and employees (now only residents). Provides that the Department of Veterans Affairs shall study the feasibility of the State of Illinois using existing United States Department of Veterans Affairs long-term care bed space to meet the future long-term care needs of the State's veterans and issue a final report to the Governor and General Assembly by July 1, 1999. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. From the general requirement that in order to receive a Veteran Grant a veteran's service with the armed forces be for at least one year, excepts a veteran whose service with the armed forces is for less than one year but includes active military duty in Bosnia. Further amends the Veterans Burial Places Act to remove provision allowing the amount paid to be remitted to a monument company official. 98-01-29 H FILED WITH CLERK 98-01-29 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCAULIFFE 98-01-29 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MEYER 98-01-29 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SAVIANO 98-01-29 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JOHNSON,TOM 98-01-29 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ZICKUS 98-02-03 H FIRST READING 98-02-03 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-03-11 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE VETS' AFFAIRS 98-03-20 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 010-000-000 HVET 98-03-20 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-20 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOLBROOK 98-03-23 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-23 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-23 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCGUIRE 98-03-24 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-000 98-03-25 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 98-03-25 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 98-03-25 S CHIEF SPONSOR SIEBEN 98-03-25 S FIRST READING 98-03-25 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-04-22 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE STATE GOVERN 98-05-06 S DO PASS 008-000-000 SGOA 98-05-06 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 98-05-07 98-05-12 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 98-05-12 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-SIEBEN 98-05-12 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 98-05-13 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-SIEBEN 98-05-13 S RULES REFERS TO SGOA 98-05-13 S SECOND READING 98-05-13 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 98-05-14 98-05-14 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-SIEBEN 98-05-14 S BE ADOPTED SGOA/008-000-000 98-05-14 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR VIVERITO 98-05-14 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KEHOE 98-05-14 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING 98-05-14 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-SIEBEN 98-05-14 S ADOPTED 98-05-14 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 98-05-14 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR GEO-KARIS 98-05-14 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOWLES 98-05-14 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR REA 98-05-14 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CLAYBORNE 98-05-14 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LINK 98-05-14 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHADID 98-05-14 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WALSH,L 98-05-14 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HALVORSON 98-05-14 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WELCH 98-05-14 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JACOBS 98-05-14 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'DANIEL 98-05-14 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR DILLARD 98-05-14 S THIRD READING - PASSED 053-000-000 98-05-15 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 98-05-15 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01 98-05-15 H MOTION FILED CONCUR 01/MITCHELL 98-05-15 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL 98-05-15 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01 98-05-18 H RULES REFERS TO HVET/01 98-05-18 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01 98-05-20 H APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION - COMPLIANCE 01/008-000-000 98-05-20 H HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/116-000-000 98-05-20 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 98-06-18 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 98-08-14 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 98-08-14 H EFFECTIVE DATE 98-08-14 98-08-14 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0752 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary