republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-3377.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHARIT TRUST STABILIZ-ADMIN"
description: "Amends the Charitable Trust Stabilization Act. Provides that the State Treasurer may (now, shall) make grants to public and private entities. Provides that special attention shall be given and preferences for recommending grants may be given to entities with operating budgets of less than $1,000,000. Removes language permitting moneys in the Charitable Trust Stabilization Fund to be used for loans. Provides that 20% of the amount deposited into the Fund must be set aside for the operating budget of the Fund (now, the Fund and Charitable Trust Stabilization Committee). Provides that the State Treasurer (now, the Committee) shall adopt rules and administer the Fund. Provides that the Office of the State Treasurer (now, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) shall provide staff and administrative support services to the Committee. Removes language providing for the employment and the duties of a director of the Committee. Provides that the Treasurer may transfer all or a portion of the balance of the Fund to a third-party administrator. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3377"
citation: "Illinois HB 3377 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-24"
last_action: "2011-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e600f165-638b-4a72-9028-8060c49871d6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3377&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60772&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "442e9cf84b5d3948fdfa1643b232104b68f91b794357b823e1f4e24d18955c51"
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 3377 (97th) — CHARIT TRUST STABILIZ-ADMIN

Amends the Charitable Trust Stabilization Act. Provides that the State Treasurer may (now, shall) make grants to public and private entities. Provides that special attention shall be given and preferences for recommending grants may be given to entities with operating budgets of less than $1,000,000. Removes language permitting moneys in the Charitable Trust Stabilization Fund to be used for loans. Provides that 20% of the amount deposited into the Fund must be set aside for the operating budget of the Fund (now, the Fund and Charitable Trust Stabilization Committee). Provides that the State Treasurer (now, the Committee) shall adopt rules and administer the Fund. Provides that the Office of the State Treasurer (now, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) shall provide staff and administrative support services to the Committee. Removes language providing for the employment and the duties of a director of the Committee. Provides that the Treasurer may transfer all or a portion of the balance of the Fund to a third-party administrator. 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=09700HB3377&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60772&DocNum=3377&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3377eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60772&DocNum=3377&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3377enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60772&DocNum=3377&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Constance A. Howard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard `filing`
- **2011-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-28** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2011-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2011-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Executive; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-08** Effective Date August 8, 2011
- **2011-08-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0274 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e600f165-638b-4a72-9028-8060c49871d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).