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SB1368 - 104th General Assembly
MULTI-COUNTY VET ASSISTANCE
Last Action
Senate Sponsors
Sen. Jil Tracy - Jason Plummer - Craig Wilcox, Terri Bryant, Chris Balkema, Andrew S. Chesney, Steve McClure, Mike Simmons and Li Arellano, Jr.
House Sponsors
(Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit - Dan Swanson - Wayne A. Rosenthal - Brandun Schweizer - Sue Scherer, Kyle Moore, Kevin Schmidt and Amy Briel)
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
55 ILCS 5/3-9005from Ch. 34, par. 3-9005
55 ILCS 5/5-2006from Ch. 34, par. 5-2006
305 ILCS 5/12-3from Ch. 23, par. 12-3
305 ILCS 5/12-21.5from Ch. 23, par. 12-21.5
305 ILCS 5/12-21.13from Ch. 23, par. 12-21.13
330 ILCS 45/1from Ch. 23, par. 3081
330 ILCS 45/2from Ch. 23, par. 3082
330 ILCS 45/4from Ch. 23, par. 3084
330 ILCS 45/5from Ch. 23, par. 3085
330 ILCS 45/8from Ch. 23, par. 3088
330 ILCS 45/9from Ch. 23, par. 3089
330 ILCS 45/10from Ch. 23, par. 3090
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act. Expands the Act to allow for the formation of multi-county Veterans Assistance Commissions. Provides that veteran service organizations located in 2 or more adjacent counties having a population of 60,000 or less may enter into an agreement to come together and jointly form a multi-county Veterans Assistance Commission to serve the adjacent counties in accordance with the Act. Provides that a multi-county Veterans Assistance Commission may also be formed under an agreement between an existing county Veterans Assistance Commission and a veteran service organization located in an adjacent county that is without a veterans assistance commission and has a population of 60,000 or less. Requires an agreement to form and maintain a multi-county Veterans Assistance Commission to set forth: (i) the distribution of funding with respect to each member county; (ii) the location of the Commission's office; (iii) the type of services provided; (iv) the superintendent selection or appointment process; (v) Commission rules and policies; and (vi) the composition of delegates and alternates on the Commission. Provides that multi-county Veterans Assistance Commissions shall have the same powers and duties under the Act as Veterans Assistance Commissions that serve one county. Makes corresponding changes in the Counties Code, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Drug Court Treatment Act, the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act, and the Mental Health Court Treatment Act. Effective immediately.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
55 ILCS 5/3-9005from Ch. 34, par. 3-9005
55 ILCS 5/5-2006from Ch. 34, par. 5-2006
305 ILCS 5/12-3from Ch. 23, par. 12-3
305 ILCS 5/12-21.5from Ch. 23, par. 12-21.5
305 ILCS 5/12-21.13from Ch. 23, par. 12-21.13
330 ILCS 45/1from Ch. 23, par. 3081
330 ILCS 45/2from Ch. 23, par. 3082
330 ILCS 45/4from Ch. 23, par. 3084
330 ILCS 45/5from Ch. 23, par. 3085
330 ILCS 45/8from Ch. 23, par. 3088
330 ILCS 45/10from Ch. 23, par. 3090
Adds reference to:
330 ILCS 45/9from Ch. 23, par. 3089
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act. Provides that in counties that do not have a Veterans Assistance Commission prior to January 1, 2026, and in which there exists a judicial circuit whose jurisdictional boundaries include multiple counties, veteran service organizations located within any of those counties that are within the judicial circuit's jurisdictional boundaries may come together and create a Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commission that shall provide services to veterans and their families who reside in those participating counties. Contains provisions concerning the use of tax proceeds to hire Commission staff; the selection process for Commission superintendents, delegates, and alternates; mergers between existing county Veterans Assistance Commissions and jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commissions; and other matters.
House Floor Amendment No. 1
Adds reference to:
305 ILCS 5/12-21.13from Ch. 23, par. 12-21.13
330 ILCS 45/2from Ch. 23, par. 3082
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act. Provides that in counties that did not have a Veterans Assistance Commission prior to January 1, 2026, and in which there exists a judicial circuit whose jurisdictional boundaries include multiple counties, veteran service organizations located within any of those counties that are within the judicial circuit's jurisdictional boundaries may come together and create a Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commission that shall provide services to veterans and their families. Contains provisions concerning the selection process for Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commission superintendents, delegates, and alternates; funding for Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commissions; mergers between existing county Veterans Assistance Commissions and Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commissions; and other matters. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be interpreted to restrict any Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commission from providing services to veterans and their families who reside outside of those participating counties. Amends the Counties Code. Permits each county that has a population of less than 3,000,000 and that is a participant in a Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commission to levy a tax not to exceed .03% of the assessed value annually on all taxable property of the county for the purpose of providing assistance to military veterans and their families. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires a county that has a population of less than 3,000,000 and that is a participant in a Jurisdictional Veterans Assistance Commission to levy, within the time that such levy is authorized to be made, a tax of an amount which, when added to the unobligated balance available for such purpose at the close of the preceding fiscal year, equals .02% of the last known assessed value of the taxable property in the county. Provides that the tax shall be for the purpose of providing assistance to military veterans and their families.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 01/29/2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy |
| 01/29/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 01/29/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 02/04/2025 | Senate | Assigned to Veterans Affairs |
| 02/06/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant |
| 02/07/2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer |
| 03/06/2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox |
| 03/13/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy |
| 03/13/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 03/18/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Veterans Affairs |
| 03/19/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 03/19/2025 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 |
| 03/19/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 |
| 04/01/2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 04/01/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2025 |
| 04/03/2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 |
| 04/03/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema |
| 04/03/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney |
| 04/03/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure |
| 04/04/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| 04/04/2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| 04/04/2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 04/07/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 04/07/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 04/14/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. |
| 04/17/2025 | House | Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| 04/29/2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 015-000-000 |
| 04/30/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 05/07/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore |
| 05/15/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 05/15/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 05/16/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 05/16/2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 05/20/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| 05/20/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 015-000-000 |
| 05/22/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt |
| 05/22/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote |
| 05/22/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 05/22/2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| 05/22/2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson |
| 05/22/2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal |
| 05/22/2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer |
| 05/22/2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel |
| 05/22/2025 | House | Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sue Scherer |
| 05/22/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel |
| 05/22/2025 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 |
| 05/22/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 26, 2025 |
| 05/27/2025 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Jil Tracy |
| 05/27/2025 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |