Bill Title: Amends the Statute on Statutes. Provides that in determining the meaning of any statute or rule or interpretation by the various administrative agencies of this State, for purposes of determining eligibility for any veterans benefit available from the State, the words "honorable discharge" and "honorably discharged" include a discharge under other than honorable conditions or general discharge under honorable conditions due to a person's sexual orientation or gender identity but does not include a bad conduct discharge or a dishonorable discharge.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0382 [HB1290 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2021-08-17	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2021-06-03	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2021-04-14	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2021-02-11	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 001	2021-05-07	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2021-03-23	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

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