republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-4831.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DHS-AREA PROJECT GRANTS"
description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a program to award grants to area projects to plan, establish, operate, coordinate, and evaluate community services programs. Requires the Department to establish eligibility requirements for grants. Sets forth procedures for grant awards. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4831"
citation: "Illinois HB 4831 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-04"
last_action: "2004-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4959f9d2-cd69-45c6-bd0b-0f3af77ef9da"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4831&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=9496&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "0e67883ab576bb71aab20967e9d82a29999c3859d4945248e2931567387868d4"
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 4831 (93rd) — DHS-AREA PROJECT GRANTS

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a program to award grants to area projects to plan, establish, operate, coordinate, and evaluate community services programs. Requires the Department to establish eligibility requirements for grants. Sets forth procedures for grant awards. 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=09300HB4831&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9496&DocNum=4831&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4831eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9496&DocNum=4831&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4831enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9496&DocNum=4831&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Cynthia Soto `filing`
- **2004-02-04** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2004-02-04** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carole Pankau
- **2004-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-04** Sponsor Removed Rep. William Delgado
- **2004-02-04** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Carole Pankau
- **2004-02-10** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-18** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. William Delgado
- **2004-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2004-02-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-02-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-02-19** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2004-02-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2004-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2004-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2004-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2004-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2004-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2004-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar
- **2004-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2004-02-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-02-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 25, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-02-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2004-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-03-02** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2004-03-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2004-03-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik
- **2004-03-24** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2004-04-21** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2004
- **2004-04-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2004
- **2004-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2004
- **2004-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0730 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4959f9d2-cd69-45c6-bd0b-0f3af77ef9da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).