Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB2174

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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.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning veterans.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Veterans Preference in Private Employment Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:

(330 ILCS 56/10)

Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Armed forces of the United States" means the United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard, or the reserve component of any of those, and includes the Illinois National Guard.

"Private employer" means any non-public sole proprietor, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other private, non-public entity employing one or more employees within Illinois.

"Veteran" means an individual who meets one or more of the following:

(1) has served on active duty with the armed forces of the United States for a period of more than 180 days and was discharged or released from active duty under conditions other than dishonorable;

(2) was discharged or released from active duty with the armed forces of the United States because of a service-connected disability; or

(3) is a member of the Illinois National Guard or United States Armed Forces Reserves who has never been deployed but separated under conditions other than dishonorable as noted on the individual's service NGB-22 discharge form.

"Veterans' preference employment policy" means a private employer's voluntary preference for hiring, promoting, or retaining a veteran over another equally qualified applicant or employee.

(Source: P.A. 99-152, eff. 1-1-16.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.