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| Bill | TEACHER HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE | Creates the Teacher Homebuyer Assistance Act. Requires the Illinois Housing Development Authority to establish and administer a program to provide down payment assistance to public school teachers who teach in hard-to-staff schools or hard-to-staff positions for purchasing residences within the school district. Provides that the assistance shall be in the form of a deferred payment, low-interest subordinate mortgage loan with a term not longer than the term of the first mortgage loan, with interest accruing at a rate of up to 5% per annum. Provides that if the borrower has continuously been a teacher for the 5-year period immediately following the date of recordation of the loan deed of trust, then repayment of the loan shall be forgiven and considered a grant. Provides that repayment of the principal and accrued interest is due and payable upon the occurrence of certain events. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | SB 1224 | Illinois SB 1224 (95th) |
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Illinois SB 1224 (95th) — TEACHER HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE
Creates the Teacher Homebuyer Assistance Act. Requires the Illinois Housing Development Authority to establish and administer a program to provide down payment assistance to public school teachers who teach in hard-to-staff schools or hard-to-staff positions for purchasing residences within the school district. Provides that the assistance shall be in the form of a deferred payment, low-interest subordinate mortgage loan with a term not longer than the term of the first mortgage loan, with interest accruing at a rate of up to 5% per annum. Provides that if the borrower has continuously been a teacher for the 5-year period immediately following the date of recordation of the loan deed of trust, then repayment of the loan shall be forgiven and considered a grant. Provides that repayment of the principal and accrued interest is due and payable upon the occurrence of certain events. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Edward J. Acevedo — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Harry Osterman — cosponsor (person)
- John A. Fritchey — cosponsor (person)
- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — primary (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
- Sandy Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Susana A Mendoza — cosponsor (person)
- Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-02-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
filing - 2007-02-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-02-09 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-02-21 Assigned to Financial Institutions
referral-committee - 2007-02-23 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2007-03-02 Postponed - Financial Institutions
- 2007-03-06 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2007-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Financial Institutions
- 2007-03-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2007-03-08 Do Pass as Amended Financial Institutions; 007-002-000
committee-passage - 2007-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2007
- 2007-03-08 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- 2007-03-08 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond
- 2007-03-08 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- 2007-03-14 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-03-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2007
- 2007-03-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-03-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Financial Institutions
- 2007-03-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Financial Institutions; 008-000-000
- 2007-03-30 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Holmes
amendment-passage - 2007-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2007-03-30 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- 2007-03-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- 2007-03-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- 2007-03-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2007-03-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- 2007-03-30 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-04-02 Arrived in House
introduction - 2007-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-02 Alternate Chief Sponsor Removed Rep. Eddie Washington
- 2007-04-02 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- 2007-04-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-09 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-04-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- 2007-04-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- 2007-04-25 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- 2007-04-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- 2007-04-30 Assigned to Housing and Urban Development Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-01 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- 2007-05-16 Do Pass / Short Debate Housing and Urban Development Committee; 005-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-17 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-18 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2007-05-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- 2007-06-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2007-06-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- 2007-06-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- 2007-06-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- 2007-06-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- 2007-06-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- 2007-06-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- 2007-06-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- 2007-06-28 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-08-27 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-08-27 Effective Date August 27, 2007
- 2007-08-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0449
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0a0887cf-062e-4b95-a276-e99900c4db52. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).