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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.

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

Votes

  • Third Reading — 560 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1170 (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).