---
type: "Bill"
title: "COMMUNITY YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ACT"
description: "Creates the Community Youth Employment Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall administer a competitive grant program to provide 2,500 youths with stipends and supervision over a 6-week summer work period. Sets forth criteria for receiving grants under the Act. Provides a budget for the use of grant moneys awarded. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 3631"
citation: "Illinois HB 3631 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-24"
last_action: "2010-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d714d582-1537-4d49-a073-e882af611597"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3631&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46407&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "3b846e450e2680e4a74bcdba2632d4c2a7cf8b2f43a22c3cce5f9eadc8ec3f1c"
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 3631 (96th) — COMMUNITY YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ACT

Creates the Community Youth Employment Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall administer a competitive grant program to provide 2,500 youths with stipends and supervision over a 6-week summer work period. Sets forth criteria for receiving grants under the Act. Provides a budget for the use of grant moneys awarded. Effective immediately.

## 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=09600HB3631&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46407&DocNum=3631&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3631eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46407&DocNum=3631&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3631enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46407&DocNum=3631&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Esther Golar — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Bond — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `filing`
- **2009-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
- **2009-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2009-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2009-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Labor Committee; 017-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-01** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-03** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-22** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2010-02-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-02-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor Committee
- **2010-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. William B. Black
- **2010-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2010-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor Committee
- **2010-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2010-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2010-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Labor Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2010-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2010-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2010-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2010-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2010
- **2010-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2010-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond
- **2010-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2010-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 043-007-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-23** Effective Date July 23, 2010
- **2010-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1225 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d714d582-1537-4d49-a073-e882af611597`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).