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SB3077

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VETERAN & NATIONAL GUARD

What this bill does

Amends the Personnel Code. Provides that a veteran is qualified for a preference of 5 points if the veteran served in active service for a total consecutive or non-consecutive period of at least 3 years, including as a member of the Illinois National Guard in service to the State of Illinois and including for training or other purposes. Adds definitions. Amends the Military Veterans Assistance Act. Expands the scope of the Act to provide necessary assistance and services to military veterans who served in the Armed Forces of the United States and active or former members of the Illinois National Guard or any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States (rather than military veterans who served in the Armed Forces of the United States). Adds a definition.

Sponsor: Darby A. Hills Chamber: Senate Introduced: 2026-01-29
Stuck
P(Advance)
4.3%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Confidence: 96%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 254 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. Introduction of Bill

    A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.

  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber

    If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.

  6. Gubernatorial Action

    The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.

Sponsor Context

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$1,475,323.05 Across sponsors / voters
1 Members with trails
0 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Darby A. Hills Chief sponsor 270 $1,475,323.05 Illinois Senate Republican Campaign Committee ($338,196.06); Vincent Foglia ($300,000.00); Paul Hills ($250,500.00)

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Illinois Senate Republican Campaign Committee — — 20 $338,196.06
Vincent Foglia Philanthropist Self 3 $300,000.00
Paul Hills Business Executive Hills Capital Management 4 $250,500.00
Vinnie Foglia Executive Board Member Foglia Family Foundation 2 $110,000.00
Darby Hills Senator State of IL 1 $101,000.00
Timothy Cimaglio President Outdoor Interiors 1 $25,000.00
Senate Republican Victory Fund — — 3 $22,654.58
Realtor PAC — — 5 $10,500.00
Peter Parthenis CEO Grecian Delight Foods 1 $10,410.16
Joe Masterson Retired Retired 1 $10,000.00
Manufacturers PAC — — 3 $9,500.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC — — 3 $8,000.00
Amy Derick CEO Derick Dermatology 2 $7,602.54
Ryan Christensen Investments FS Real Estate LLC 1 $7,000.00
Jeffrey Narcisi President & Chairman of the Board Five Sisters Managment 1 $7,000.00
Jean Jodoin Real Estate Developer LSC Development, LLC 3 $6,520.50
Jaun Jansen Van Vuren CFO BLC Construction 2 $6,246.10
Karyn Bundrant Marketing Avenacy 2 $5,725.58
Jan Dirk Lueders Owner CMT US Holdings LLC 1 $5,000.00
Paul Sheridan Attorney Madden Jiganti Moore & Sinars 1 $5,000.00
Richard J. Stephenson Rev. Trust — — 1 $5,000.00
Alexandra Noon Homemaker Self 1 $5,000.00
John Hills Banker Busey Bank 1 $5,000.00
John Jiganti Partner MJMS LLP 1 $5,000.00
Bryan Cressey Co-Founder Cressey & Co. 1 $5,000.00

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Action History

3 actions recorded. Last action: 2026-01-29 — Referred toAssignments. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2026-01-29 Introduction & Filing
Filed with Secretary bySen. Darby A. Hills Rule 2-7(b)
Bill officially submitted to the Senate Secretary during the session.
2026-01-29 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2026-01-29 Committee Assignment
Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2026-01-29 Senate Filed with Secretary bySen. Darby A. Hills Rule 2-7(b) Introduction & Filing —
2026-01-29 Senate First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2026-01-29 Senate Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —