BEAUBIEN-SAVIANO-LYONS,EILEEN-CAPPARELLI-BUGIELSKI, BASSI AND TENHOUSE. (DONAHUE-SULLIVAN-GEO-KARIS) 20 ILCS 2805/2.01 from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.01 Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Authorizes eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home care to honorably discharged veterans who served in a hostile fire environment and were awarded a campaign medal. Authorizes eligibility for domiciliary care for those who served in the National Guard or Reserved Forces for 20 years and meet certain other requirements. Effective on January 1, 2002. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that qualified honorably discharged former members of the armed services, as well as qualified honorably discharged veterans, may be admitted to a veterans home. Provides that serving in a hostile fire environment and being awarded an expeditionary medal constitutes eligibility for domiciliary and nursing home care. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that qualified honorably discharged former members of the armed services, as well as qualified honorably discharged veterans, may be admitted to a veterans home. Provides that serving in a hostile fire environment and being awarded a campaign or an expeditionary medal constitutes eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home care. Effective on January 1, 2002. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Authorizes eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home care to honorably discharged veterans who served in a hostile fire environment and were awarded a campaign medal. Authorizes eligibility for domiciliary care for those who served in the National Guard or Reserved Forces for 20 years and meet certain other requirements. Effective on January 1, 2002. FEB-07-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-07-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SAVIANO FEB-07-2001 H FIRST READING FEB-07-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-08-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LYONS,EILEEN FEB-09-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CAPPARELLI FEB-09-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BUGIELSKI FEB-15-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE VETS' AFFAIRS FEB-21-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BLACK FEB-23-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BASSI MAR-01-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-VETS' AFFAIRS H MAR-01-2001 H ADOPTED MAR-01-2001 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 010-001-000 HVET MAR-01-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-06-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-06-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2001 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-BEAUBIEN MAR-20-2001 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL MAR-20-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE MAR-21-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TENHOUSE MAR-23-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-BEAUBIEN MAR-23-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/004-000-000 MAR-23-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-BEAUBIEN MAR-23-2001 H ADOPTED MAR-23-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-26-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 110-000-000 MAR-27-2001 S ARRIVE IN SENATE MAR-27-2001 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 01-03-28 MAR-28-2001 S CHIEF SPONSOR DONAHUE MAR-28-2001 S FIRST READING MAR-28-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-02-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HALVORSON APR-06-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ST GOVERN OPR APR-18-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SULLIVAN APR-25-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR GEO-KARIS APR-25-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HAWKINSON APR-26-2001 S POSTPONED MAY-09-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-STATE GOVERN S MAY-09-2001 S ADOPTED MAY-10-2001 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 007-000-000 SGOA MAY-10-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-05-11 MAY-11-2001 S SECOND READING MAY-11-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-05-14 MAY-15-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'DANIEL MAY-16-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SILVERSTEIN MAY-17-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOWLES MAY-17-2001 S THIRD READING - PASSED 058-000-000 MAY-18-2001 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE MAY-18-2001 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01 MAY-21-2001 H MOTION FILED CONCUR 01/BEAUBIEN MAY-21-2001 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL MAY-21-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01 MAY-22-2001 H MOTION TO CONCUR SA #1 MAY-22-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/005-000-000 MAY-22-2001 H HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/095-020-000 MAY-22-2001 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES JUN-20-2001 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR AUG-15-2001 H GOVERNOR APPROVED AUG-15-2001 H EFFECTIVE DATE 02-01-01 AUG-15-2001 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0351 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary