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type: "Bill"
title: "DHS-HOMELESS PREVENTION GRANT"
description: "Amends the Homelessness Prevention Act. Provides that assistance offered to households by grantees under the Act shall include payment of a mortgage arrearage in an amount established as necessary to defeat a foreclosure. Provides that program staff shall determine whether the household has remained in the residence in which they were residing at the time assistance was provided, and determine whether the living situation of the household is stable, after the end of each State fiscal year and as determined by the Department of Human Services (instead of 6 months after assistance was provided). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2653"
citation: "Illinois HB 2653 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14b93176-61dd-420c-8601-356c9da370fb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2653&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=45389&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "c7bb442df720b03e2b8c0b606ab4949b5ddc767a1af29dd604609b956a873280"
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 2653 (96th) — DHS-HOMELESS PREVENTION GRANT
Amends the Homelessness Prevention Act. Provides that assistance offered to households by grantees under the Act shall include payment of a mortgage arrearage in an amount established as necessary to defeat a foreclosure. Provides that program staff shall determine whether the household has remained in the residence in which they were residing at the time assistance was provided, and determine whether the living situation of the household is stable, after the end of each State fiscal year and as determined by the Department of Human Services (instead of 6 months after assistance was provided). 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=09600HB2653&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=45389&DocNum=2653&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2653eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=45389&DocNum=2653&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2653enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=45389&DocNum=2653&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1131** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Esther Golar — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2009-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2009-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2009-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2009-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2009-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2009-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0291 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14b93176-61dd-420c-8601-356c9da370fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).