---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC HOUSING-WAITING LIST"
description: "Amends the Housing Authorities Act. Requires each Housing Authority to provide, upon request by the State, a list of all applicants waiting for admission to any public housing or housing project operated by the Housing Authority, including information on each applicant's position on the waiting list."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 3081"
citation: "Illinois SB 3081 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3b85cc8-70c6-4875-891b-aed800bb7180"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3081&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=110657&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "850f55cf317e6bbf56e8e340706ca315c69ebfac2e816882b98e277905cca4b8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 3081 (100th) — PUBLIC HOUSING-WAITING LIST

Amends the Housing Authorities Act. Requires each Housing Authority to provide, upon request by the State, a list of all applicants waiting for admission to any public housing or housing project operated by the Housing Authority, including information on each applicant's position on the waiting list.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3081&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110657&DocNum=3081&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3081eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110657&DocNum=3081&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3081enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110657&DocNum=3081&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — primary (person)
- Melissa Conyears-Ervin — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy `filing`
- **2018-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** Postponed - State Government
- **2018-04-04** Postponed - State Government
- **2018-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
- **2018-04-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2018-04-12** Do Pass as Amended State Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 17, 2018
- **2018-04-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 19, 2018
- **2018-04-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2018-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Scott Drury
- **2018-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Substitute House Sponsorship Request Filed Pursuant Rule 37(c) - Sen. Laura Murphy
- **2018-05-09** Substitute House Sponsorship Request Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-17** Substitute House Sponsorship Request Accepted No Action Taken by Rules
- **2018-05-17** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2018-05-18** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 25, 2018
- **2018-05-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018
- **2018-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
- **2018-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2018-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2018-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2018-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2018-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2018-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2018-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2018-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-21** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1021 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3b85cc8-70c6-4875-891b-aed800bb7180`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).