House Sponsors: TENHOUSE-POE-MCAULIFFE-BOST-HOLBROOK, BOLAND, ACEVEDO, MAUTINO, NOVAK, FRITCHEY, JONES,JOHN, MEYER, SOMMER, BUGIELSKI AND WATSON,JIM. Senate Sponsors: DONAHUE-WALSH,L-NOLAND Short description: GULF WAR MEMORIAL Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Allows the Department of Veterans' Affairs to make grants to private organizations for the cost of constructing a Gulf War Memorial. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a voluntary tax checkoff to allow taxpayers to contribute to the Gulf War Memorial Fund. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue Gulf War Veteran special license plates to residents of Illinois who participated in the Persian Gulf Conflict. Provides that $2 of the $15 fee for issuance of the Gulf War Veteran plate must be deposited into the Gulf War Memorial Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund may be used by the Department of Veterans' Affairs for the purpose of making grants for the construction of the Gulf War Memorial. Provides that when the Memorial is completed, moneys in the Fund must be transferred into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Gulf War Memorial Fund. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 35 ILCS 5/507W new 35 ILCS 5/509 35 ILCS 5/510 Deletes the provisions amending the Illinois Income Tax Act that create a voluntary tax checkoff to allow taxpayers to contribute to the Gulf War Memorial Fund. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 2805/2 from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67 30 ILCS 105/5.545 new 625 ILCS 5/3-412 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412 625 ILCS 5/3-648 new Adds reference to: New Act Deletes everything. Creates the Gulf War Veterans Act. Contains the short title only. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that a Gulf War Veterans Memorial may be constructed by a private entity on a portion of the State property in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. Adds an immediate effective date. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0799 Last action date: AUG-16-2002 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status