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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3961         </title>
<shortdesc>VETERANS' AILMENTS TASK FORCE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Thomas Cullerton)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>20 ILCS 2805/38</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that the Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force shall meet at least once every 2 months beginning January 1, 2020 (rather than beginning July 1, 2019). Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Floor Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Provides that the Task Force shall meet at least once every 2 months beginning on or before June 1, 2020 (currently, every 2 months beginning January 1, 2020). Removes language requiring the Director of Veterans' Affairs or the Director's designee to serve as chairperson of the Task Force and replaces it with language providing that Task Force members shall select from among themselves a chairperson or co-chairpersons at the initial Task Force meeting. </SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>11/8/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit</action>
<statusdate>11/12/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>11/12/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee;  014-000-000</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee;  005-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2020</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2020</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2020</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2020</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2020</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/5/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>1/5/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/5/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Approved for Consideration Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/5/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading January 10, 2021</action>
<statusdate>1/5/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As January 13, 2021</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading January 11, 2021</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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