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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4744         </title>
<shortdesc>PERSONNEL-VETERANS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Donald L. Moffitt-Linda Chapa LaVia-Mike Bost-Stephanie A. Kifowit-Wayne Rosenthal</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>20 ILCS 415/8b.7</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 127, par. 63b108b.7</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that a person is qualified for a veterans preference of 2 points if the person completed his or her first term of enlistment or obligation, regardless of whether or not that person was placed on active duty status, and the person: (1) was discharged under honorable conditions, (2) was discharged on the ground of hardship, or (3) was released from active duty because of a service connected disability. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/5/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne Rosenthal</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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