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type: "Bill"
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title: "DCEO-VACANT BLDG LOANS"
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description: "Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Allows the Department to implement and administer a pilot program during fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to encourage businesses to restore, refurbish, and retrofit existing buildings that have been vacant for at least 90 continuous days so that a business is able to occupy the building as a retail, professional, corporate, manufacturing, assembly, or distribution business. Subject to appropriation, allows the Department may make interest free loans for this purpose, but loans may not be made for any building that would be used for residential purposes. Provides that loans shall be for a term of 10 years, and the borrower must repay at least 5% of the original principal amount of the loan each year and the balance at the end of the term. On or before April 1, 2011, requires the Department to report to the General Assembly on the effectiveness of the pilot program and recommend whether it should be extended. Effective July 1, 2009."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "HB 3637"
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citation: "Illinois HB 3637 (96th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2009-02-24"
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last_action: "2009-08-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/442d0368-d212-4563-8ada-06d51b283325"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3637&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46413&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "5a4045bb64d6210a486f4d18ac3e391f1b05fb8debcc6f3a38155a4c21a2fc6f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 3637 (96th) — DCEO-VACANT BLDG LOANS
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Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Allows the Department to implement and administer a pilot program during fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to encourage businesses to restore, refurbish, and retrofit existing buildings that have been vacant for at least 90 continuous days so that a business is able to occupy the building as a retail, professional, corporate, manufacturing, assembly, or distribution business. Subject to appropriation, allows the Department may make interest free loans for this purpose, but loans may not be made for any building that would be used for residential purposes. Provides that loans shall be for a term of 10 years, and the borrower must repay at least 5% of the original principal amount of the loan each year and the balance at the end of the term. On or before April 1, 2011, requires the Department to report to the General Assembly on the effectiveness of the pilot program and recommend whether it should be extended. Effective July 1, 2009.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3637&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46413&DocNum=3637&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3637eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46413&DocNum=3637&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3637enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46413&DocNum=3637&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **88–26** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Keith Farnham — primary (person)
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- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Keith Farnham `filing`
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- **2009-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Infrastructure Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Infrastructure Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
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- **2009-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
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- **2009-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
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- **2009-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
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- **2009-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
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- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 088-026-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2009 `reading-1`
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- **2009-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
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- **2009-04-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
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- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
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- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-30** Postponed - Commerce
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- **2009-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2009-05-07** Do Pass Commerce; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
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- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
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- **2009-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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- **2009-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-14** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
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- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0296 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/442d0368-d212-4563-8ada-06d51b283325`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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