---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCEO-HOMELESS TRANSITION JOBS"
description: "Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department, subject to appropriation, to develop and administer 3 pilot programs that use work therapy to assist homeless adults transition into employment. Effective July 1, 2009."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 607"
citation: "Illinois HB 607 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-05"
last_action: "2009-12-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d62aa285-dacd-4625-965d-81af5a1e665e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=607&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41036&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "5c0b08a34cb2395732cfecc127d1fbea0454be7ffd69b07bb297366d9d465379"
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 607 (96th) — DCEO-HOMELESS TRANSITION JOBS

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department, subject to appropriation, to develop and administer 3 pilot programs that use work therapy to assist homeless adults transition into employment. Effective July 1, 2009.

## 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=09600HB0607&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41036&DocNum=607&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0607eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41036&DocNum=607&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0607enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41036&DocNum=607&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **84–28** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **36–20** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **103–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2009-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2009-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2009-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2009-03-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-012-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2009-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 18, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2009-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass Commerce; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- **2009-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2009-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2009-05-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2009-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-08-15** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-16** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2009-10-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 28, 2009
- **2009-10-16** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As December 31, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-10-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-10-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-10-28** Sponsor Removed Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2009-10-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-10-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2009-10-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 009-003-001
- **2009-10-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-10-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton `amendment-passage`
- **2009-10-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2009-10-29** Third Reading - Passed; 036-020-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-10-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-10-29** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lou Lang
- **2009-10-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-10-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang
- **2009-10-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000
- **2009-10-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2009-10-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 084-028-000
- **2009-10-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-11-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-12-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-12-23** Effective Date December 23, 2009
- **2009-12-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0840 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d62aa285-dacd-4625-965d-81af5a1e665e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).