republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-4615.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "RENTAL HOUSING PGRAM-GRANTS"
description: "Amends the Rental Housing Support Program Act. In regard to grants provided under the Rental Housing Support Program for the operating expenses of local administering agencies, provides that on an annual basis, operating expenses for local administering agencies shall not exceed 10% for grants under $500,000 and shall not exceed 7% for grants over $500,000 (rather than operating expenses for local administering agencies shall not exceed 10% for grants under $500,000 and shall not exceed 7% for grants over $500,000). Provides that if a grant to a local administering agency covers more than one year, the Authority shall calculate operating expenses on an annual pro rata share of the grant. Provides that if the annual pro rata share is $500,000 or less, then the fee shall be 10%; if the annual pro rata share is greater than $500,000, then the fee shall be 7%."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4615"
citation: "Illinois HB 4615 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-01"
last_action: "2012-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3471166-9202-4099-86c2-20a9e5e41bd9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4615&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64367&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "020ab2c9448d4a9d8dca77f6e54a99098fe009eeb1155a45160e1da7670b3b23"
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 4615 (97th) — RENTAL HOUSING PGRAM-GRANTS

Amends the Rental Housing Support Program Act. In regard to grants provided under the Rental Housing Support Program for the operating expenses of local administering agencies, provides that on an annual basis, operating expenses for local administering agencies shall not exceed 10% for grants under $500,000 and shall not exceed 7% for grants over $500,000 (rather than operating expenses for local administering agencies shall not exceed 10% for grants under $500,000 and shall not exceed 7% for grants over $500,000). Provides that if a grant to a local administering agency covers more than one year, the Authority shall calculate operating expenses on an annual pro rata share of the grant. Provides that if the annual pro rata share is $500,000 or less, then the fee shall be 10%; if the annual pro rata share is greater than $500,000, then the fee shall be 7%.

## 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=09700HB4615&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64367&DocNum=4615&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4615eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64367&DocNum=4615&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4615enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64367&DocNum=4615&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **84–24** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **32–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Camille Y. Lilly — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly `filing`
- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-22** Assigned to Housing Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2012-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Housing Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2012-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-024-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 23, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2012-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2012-03-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2012-04-25** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2012-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2012-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 032-020-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0952 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3471166-9202-4099-86c2-20a9e5e41bd9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).