104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2174
 
Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Mike Porfirio
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
330 ILCS 56/10
    Amends the Veterans Preference in Private Employment Act. Expands the definition of "veteran" to include a member of the United States Armed Forces Reserves who has never been deployed but separated under conditions other than dishonorable as noted on the individuals' service (rather than NGB-22) discharge form. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning veterans.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Veterans Preference in Private Employment 
5Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
 
6    (330 ILCS 56/10)
7    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
8    "Armed forces of the United States" means the United 
9States Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard, 
10or the reserve component of any of those, and includes the 
11Illinois National Guard. 
12    "Private employer" means any non-public sole proprietor, 
13corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other 
14private, non-public entity employing one or more employees 
15within Illinois.
16    "Veteran" means an individual who meets one or more of the 
17following:
18        (1) has served on active duty with the armed forces of 
19    the United States for a period of more than 180 days and 
20    was discharged or released from active duty under 
21    conditions other than dishonorable;
22        (2) was discharged or released from active duty with 
23    the armed forces of the United States because of a 
 
 
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1    service-connected disability; or 
2        (3) is a member of the Illinois National Guard or 
3    United States Armed Forces Reserves who has never been 
4    deployed but separated under conditions other than 
5    dishonorable as noted on the individual's service NGB-22 
6    discharge form.
7    "Veterans' preference employment policy" means a private 
8employer's voluntary preference for hiring, promoting, or 
9retaining a veteran over another equally qualified applicant 
10or employee.
11(Source: P.A. 99-152, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
13becoming law.