Bill Text: IL HB1273 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act. Defines "veteran" to mean any person who: (i) served on active duty in any branch of the United States Armed Forces and whose last discharge or release was under conditions other than dishonorable; (ii) served on active duty in any branch of the United States Armed Forces, including active duty solely for training purposes, and was either awarded a service-connected disability or died in such service under conditions other than dishonorable; (iii) served in the National Guard or as a reservist in any branch of the United States Armed Forces, including active duty solely for training purposes; or (iv) is determined to be a veteran according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; provided, that in any case, the service of such person was entered into or served in Illinois, or such person has resided in the State for at least one day, except for the purpose of determining the residential eligibility of a deceased veteran's dependents.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-10 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II [HB1273 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB1273-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1273 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
330 ILCS 45/1 from Ch. 23, par. 3081
Amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act. Defines "veteran" to mean any person who: (i) served on active duty in any branch of the United States Armed Forces and whose last discharge or release was under conditions other than dishonorable; (ii) served on active duty in any branch of the United States Armed Forces, including active duty solely for training purposes, and was either awarded a service-connected disability or died in such service under conditions other than dishonorable; (iii) served in the National Guard or as a reservist in any branch of the United States Armed Forces, including active duty solely for training purposes; or (iv) is determined to be a veteran according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; provided, that in any case, the service of such person was entered into or served in Illinois, or such person has resided in the State for at least one day, except for the purpose of determining the residential eligibility of a deceased veteran's dependents.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning service members.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Military Veterans Assistance Act is amended
by changing Section 1 as follows:
(330 ILCS 45/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 3081)
Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"United States Armed Forces" means the United States Army,
Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
"Veteran" means any person who: (i) served on active duty
in any branch of the United States Armed Forces and whose last
discharge or release was under conditions other than
dishonorable; (ii) served on active duty in any branch of the
United States Armed Forces, including active duty solely for
training purposes, and was either awarded a service-connected
disability or died in such service under conditions other than
dishonorable; (iii) served in the National Guard or as a
reservist in any branch of the United States Armed Forces,
including active duty solely for training purposes; or (iv) is
determined to be a veteran according to the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs; provided, that in any case, the service of
such person qualified under items (i) through (iv) was entered
into or served in Illinois, or such person has resided in the

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