WOMEN VETERANS TASK FORCE House SponsorsRep. Kay Hatcher-Chris Nybo-Renée Kosel-Dwight Kay-Patricia R. Bellock Senate Sponsors(Sen. Chris Lauzen) 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die 20 ILCS 2805/31 new Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Creates the Women Veterans Task Force consisting of women veterans to examine the needs of women veterans with respect to issues including, but not limited to, compensation, rehabilitation, outreach, health care, and issues facing women veterans in the community, and to offer solutions on how best to meet these needs. Contains provisions concerning the composition of the Task Force; vacancies; duties; reporting requirements; and duration. Effective immediately.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts similar provisions, but with the following changes: Eliminates language providing that the Women Veterans Task Force is created in the Department of Veterans' Affairs and instead provides that the Department shall provide administrative support to the Task Force. Adds the issue of breast and cervical cancer screenings to the list of issues the Task Force shall examine. Requires the Department to submit a report (rather than an annual report) of its findings to specified persons by July 1, 2012 (rather than by July 1, 2012, and by July 1 of each year thereafter). Eliminates a provision concerning the duration of the Task Force. Provides that the new provisions are repealed on July 1, 2012. Effective immediately. 2/24/2011HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kay Hatcher 2/24/2011HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Nybo 2/24/2011HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel 2/24/2011HouseFirst Reading 2/24/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/28/2011HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 3/7/2011HouseRe-assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee 3/11/2011HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kay Hatcher 3/11/2011HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/15/2011HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee 3/17/2011HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Veterans' Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote 3/17/2011HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 017-000-000 3/17/2011HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/5/2011HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay 4/7/2011HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/7/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/8/2011HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 4/8/2011HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock 4/8/2011SenateArrive in Senate 4/8/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2011 5/5/2011SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen 5/6/2011SenateFirst Reading 5/6/2011SenateReferred to Assignments 5/10/2011SenateAssigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs 5/13/2011SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011 5/19/2011SenateDo Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000 5/19/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 19, 2011 5/19/2011SenateSecond Reading 5/19/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2011 7/23/2011SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die