---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCEO-LOANS/EX-OFFENDERS"
description: "Amends the Department of Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates a loan program for ex-offenders to plan and start their own businesses. Defines terms and sets requirements for loans. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Ex-Offender Fund. Effective January 1, 2010."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 436"
citation: "Illinois HB 436 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-04"
last_action: "2009-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9738ae1e-3b1e-4c57-b32b-76409e28c3b9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=436&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40767&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "da88542733d0ba4cd8dce23e81879f5cd4ca8357aa36eee917b6c487b5aab30b"
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 436 (96th) — DCEO-LOANS/EX-OFFENDERS

Amends the Department of Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates a loan program for ex-offenders to plan and start their own businesses. Defines terms and sets requirements for loans. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Ex-Offender Fund. Effective January 1, 2010.

## 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=09600HB0436&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40767&DocNum=436&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0436eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40767&DocNum=436&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0436enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40767&DocNum=436&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **78–38** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **43–4** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **75–40** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- LaShawn K. Ford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford `filing`
- **2009-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-09** Assigned to International Trade & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-23** Re-assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 005-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2009-03-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2009-03-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2009-03-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-040-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass Commerce; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- **2009-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce
- **2009-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Commerce; 007-001-001
- **2009-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2009-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2009-05-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2009-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2009-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2009-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2009-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2009-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 043-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2009-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 006-000-000
- **2009-05-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2009-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 078-038-001
- **2009-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2009-05-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2009-05-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2009-05-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0656 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9738ae1e-3b1e-4c57-b32b-76409e28c3b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).