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Bill	DHS-SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PGRAM	Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a small business grant program for public aid recipients who are interested in developing a new start-up business. Requires grant applicants to submit an initial business plan or proposal to the Department that clearly articulates the viability of the new start-up business and how the grant money will be used to develop the business. Provides that the Department shall use such application materials to determine an applicant's eligibility under the program, the grant amount to be awarded, if applicable, and the number of grants an eligible applicant will receive under the program. Provides that if an applicant is determined by the Department to be eligible for a small business grant, the applicant must submit to the Department every year that he or she participates in the program or applies for a new grant an updated business plan or proposal that demonstrates the continued viability or progress of the new start-up business. Requires the Department to adopt any rules necessary to implement the program, including rules on the minimum and maximum grant amounts awarded under the program, the number of grants an applicant may apply for or receive during a specified period of time, and application requirements.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 736	Illinois HB 736 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	36	2	2017-01-25	2017-08-25	openstates	ocd-bill/576b8e54-ae0a-401d-bbc6-0708d82c45e5	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=736&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=101056&SessionID=91&GA=100	f466647c360aa8e1d1f51e36f3a6b89e5431b30a20029ce4cee25cdc8d40c4b1	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 736 (100th) — DHS-SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PGRAM

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a small business grant program for public aid recipients who are interested in developing a new start-up business. Requires grant applicants to submit an initial business plan or proposal to the Department that clearly articulates the viability of the new start-up business and how the grant money will be used to develop the business. Provides that the Department shall use such application materials to determine an applicant's eligibility under the program, the grant amount to be awarded, if applicable, and the number of grants an eligible applicant will receive under the program. Provides that if an applicant is determined by the Department to be eligible for a small business grant, the applicant must submit to the Department every year that he or she participates in the program or applies for a new grant an updated business plan or proposal that demonstrates the continued viability or progress of the new start-up business. Requires the Department to adopt any rules necessary to implement the program, including rules on the minimum and maximum grant amounts awarded under the program, the number of grants an applicant may apply for or receive during a specified period of time, and application requirements.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 104–4 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 51–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Mary E. Flowers — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-01-25 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers filing
• 2017-01-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-01-27 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-08 Assigned to Economic Opportunity Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner amendment-introduction
• 2017-02-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2017-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Economic Opportunity Committee
• 2017-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Economic Opportunity Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2017-03-07 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Economic Opportunity Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-09 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-15 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-004-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-03-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
• 2017-03-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
• 2017-03-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
• 2017-03-16 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2017-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2017 reading-1
• 2017-04-03 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2017-04-04 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-04-04 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-04-25 Assigned to Commerce and Economic Development referral-committee
• 2017-05-04 Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2017
• 2017-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
• 2017-05-26 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 reading-3
• 2017-05-29 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
• 2017-05-29 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2017-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-08-25 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2017-08-25 Effective Date January 1, 2018
• 2017-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0347 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/576b8e54-ae0a-401d-bbc6-0708d82c45e5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).