republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-2360.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "HOMEOWNER EMERGENCY ASSIST ACT"
description: "Creates the Illinois Homeowner's Emergency Assistance Program Act. Contains provisions concerning the powers and duties of the Illinois Housing Development Authority with respect to the Act, the eligibility of a homeowner for assistance under the Act, the assistance payments for eligible homeowners, and funding for the program. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2011. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2360"
citation: "Illinois HB 2360 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-18"
last_action: "2010-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45158562-a1bb-4487-9c46-4ec6e0f51777"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2360&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44339&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "98d8a26459557dd99b1d530f2715b3efc9eb620adac35357de9c81b6934a0b56"
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 2360 (96th) — HOMEOWNER EMERGENCY ASSIST ACT

Creates the Illinois Homeowner's Emergency Assistance Program Act. Contains provisions concerning the powers and duties of the Illinois Housing Development Authority with respect to the Act, the eligibility of a homeowner for assistance under the Act, the assistance payments for eligible homeowners, and funding for the program. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2011. 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=09600HB2360&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44339&DocNum=2360&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2360eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44339&DocNum=2360&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2360enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44339&DocNum=2360&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **35–15** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **73–38** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Arthur L. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Bond — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford `filing`
- **2009-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-23** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2009-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-03-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2009-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-01** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2009-04-03** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-27** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- **2010-01-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-02-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-02-24** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2010-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2010-02-24** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2010-02-24** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2010-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2010-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-038-005 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2010-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 9, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
- **2010-03-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond
- **2010-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2010-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2010-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 035-015-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-06-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-06-10** Effective Date June 10, 2010
- **2010-06-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0921 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/45158562-a1bb-4487-9c46-4ec6e0f51777`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).