---
type: "Bill"
title: "HOUSING-TECH"
description: "Amends the Housing Authorities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 966"
citation: "Illinois SB 966 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2005-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a981a72d-a6d3-4e3b-838d-3e9af24ff202"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=966&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=18011&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "d00aea2ecd786a300198ac4164ecb3bf056378914adcd325979be9bea989b57b"
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 966 (94th) — HOUSING-TECH

Amends the Housing Authorities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09400SB0966&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18011&DocNum=966&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0966eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18011&DocNum=966&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0966enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18011&DocNum=966&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–2** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Hamos — cosponsor (person)
- Lovana Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Garrett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. James T. Meeks `filing`
- **2005-02-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2005-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-16** Do Pass Housing & Community Affairs; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2005-04-11** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Housing & Community Affairs
- **2005-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Housing & Community Affairs; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Garrett `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2005
- **2005-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2005-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-04-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 052-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2005-04-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2005-04-27** Assigned to Housing and Urban Development Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2005-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2005-05-10** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2005-05-10** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2005-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Housing and Urban Development Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2005-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Housing and Urban Development Committee
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2005-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Housing and Urban Development Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-18** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2005-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2005-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2005-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-23** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2005-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 24, 2005.
- **2005-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
- **2005-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Housing & Community Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Housing & Community Affairs; 007-000-000
- **2005-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2005-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-21** Effective Date July 21, 2005
- **2005-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0303 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a981a72d-a6d3-4e3b-838d-3e9af24ff202`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).