# Illinois HB2547: VETERANS AFFAIRS

Illinois HB2547, VETERANS AFFAIRS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0234); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois HB2547
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: VETERANS AFFAIRS
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0234
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: veterans' affairs, assignments, veterans affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (196 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

Amends various Acts by replacing all references to the "Department of Veterans' Affairs" with "Department of Veterans Affairs". Effective immediately.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Work-address privacy for some public employees: benefit, low. Some Illinois identification-card applicants can list an office or work address instead of their home or mailing address. This option covers judicial officers, peace officers, and certain Department of Children and Family Services employees. Covered department job titles are Child Welfare Specialis…
- Transfer students get application fee waiver information: benefit, low. Beginning with the 2025–2026 academic year, Western Illinois University must share its undergraduate transfer application fee waiver policy. This applies to Illinois students transferring from an Illinois public community college. If a waiver policy exists, the university must also provide the form…
- Drivers pay extra for specialty plate decals: cost, low. Drivers choosing these four decals for Illinois Universal special license plates pay extra fees. Electrical Workers and Sons of the American Legion decals each cost $25 initially and $25 at renewal. Each group's fund receives $10 initially and $23 at renewal. The 100 Club of Illinois decal costs $4…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Dan Swanson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Li Arellano, Jr. (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 58 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Do Pass Veterans Affairs; | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 110 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; | pass | 16 | 0 |   |

## Actions (33)

- 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0234 (House)
- 2025-08-15: Effective Date August 15, 2025 (House)
- 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (House)
- 2025-06-20: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2025-05-22: Passed Both Houses (House)
- 2025-05-22: Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Second Reading (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000 (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Assigned to Veterans Affairs (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: First Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Arrive in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 (House)
- 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2025-04-10: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-04-01: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (House)
- 2025-04-01: Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dan Swanson (House)
- 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2025-03-25: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 (House)
- 2025-03-20: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-03-20: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (House)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2025-03-11: Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 016-000-000 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee (House)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-02-04: First Reading (House)
- 2025-02-04: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2547eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2547enr.pdf)
- House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2547ham001.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2547.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house)
- SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate)
- HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee)
- HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee)
- SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate)
- SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2547eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2547enr.pdf)
- [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2547ham001.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2547.pdf)

## Related
- [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026)
- [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026)
- [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026)
- [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026)
- [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026)
- [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2547-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).