---
type: "Bill"
title: "IHDA-GRANT AWARDS-RULES"
description: "Amends the Rental Housing Support Program Act. In regard to the Illinois Housing Development Authority adopting rules on grant awards for affordable housing, removes a provision requiring the Authority to adopt a rule restricting local administering agencies and developers from using funding under the grant to develop or support housing that requires that a tenant has a particular diagnosis or type or presence of disability as a condition of eligibility for occupancy. Adds a severability clause. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5450"
citation: "Illinois HB 5450 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-09"
last_action: "2012-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3c17a2a-c63f-43b1-a955-d1d55c62fb48"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5450&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65726&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "218a2e94dc46d3179d5bccf53cebe54d2f40af6fe24ea4dcf78f1461deef40df"
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 5450 (97th) — IHDA-GRANT AWARDS-RULES

Amends the Rental Housing Support Program Act. In regard to the Illinois Housing Development Authority adopting rules on grant awards for affordable housing, removes a provision requiring the Authority to adopt a rule restricting local administering agencies and developers from using funding under the grant to develop or support housing that requires that a tenant has a particular diagnosis or type or presence of disability as a condition of eligibility for occupancy. Adds a severability clause. 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=09700HB5450&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65726&DocNum=5450&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5450eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65726&DocNum=5450&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5450enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65726&DocNum=5450&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Esther Golar — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `filing`
- **2012-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to Housing Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Housing Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2012-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2012-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Do Pass as Amended State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Esther Golar
- **2012-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-001
- **2012-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-03** Effective Date August 3, 2012
- **2012-08-03** Effective Date August 3, 2012
- **2012-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0892 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3c17a2a-c63f-43b1-a955-d1d55c62fb48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).