---
type: "Bill"
title: "IHDA-NAT GUARD HOME ASSIST"
description: "Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Illinois Housing Development Authority shall establish and administer a guardsman and reservist homebuyer assistance program. Authorizes an eligible applicant of the program to apply to an approved lender for financial assistance for a portion of the down payment on the purchase of a house. Provides that the financial assistance shall not exceed certain specified limitations and that an eligible applicant may apply for financial assistance up to 3 years following the completion of active duty. Defines \"eligible applicant\". Authorizes the Authority to adopt necessary rules for the program. Effective July 1, 2007."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 272"
citation: "Illinois HB 272 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-12"
last_action: "2007-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0298ca4a-d79c-408b-8074-39639ec978cd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=272&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27016&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "e81f747702891110f3f7930b92eb0de5563b098c8225ec34ea385d26243e0757"
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 HB 272 (95th) — IHDA-NAT GUARD HOME ASSIST

Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Illinois Housing Development Authority shall establish and administer a guardsman and reservist homebuyer assistance program. Authorizes an eligible applicant of the program to apply to an approved lender for financial assistance for a portion of the down payment on the purchase of a house. Provides that the financial assistance shall not exceed certain specified limitations and that an eligible applicant may apply for financial assistance up to 3 years following the completion of active duty. Defines "eligible applicant". Authorizes the Authority to adopt necessary rules for the program. Effective July 1, 2007.

## 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=09500HB0272&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27016&DocNum=272&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0272eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27016&DocNum=272&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0272enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27016&DocNum=272&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ronald A. Wait — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-01-12** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ronald A. Wait `filing`
- **2007-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-31** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2007-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2007-02-07** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2007-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-02-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2007-03-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 2, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2007-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2007-03-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2007-03-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2007-03-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-26** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2007
- **2007-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0285 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0298ca4a-d79c-408b-8074-39639ec978cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).