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type: "Bill"
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title: "DCEO-LIHEAP TRANSFER"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Economic Opportunity Law, the Energy Assistance Act, and the Good Samaritan Energy Plan Act. Transfers the administration of the low-income energy assistance program (LIHEAP) and the weatherization assistance program from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Provides that the income limit for program eligibility set by the Department may not exceed the amount established by the federal Office of Management and Budget or 75% of the State median income, whichever is greater (now, may not exceed 150% of the federal nonfarm poverty level)."
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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 796"
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citation: "Illinois HB 796 (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: 45
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2009-02-09"
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last_action: "2009-08-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/441cdc3f-a2fd-4da7-b390-a1fb7f7b4b84"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=796&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42252&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "b47e131f9e6324bff525c21ce151223ef019f6f85106816f57035df30f673277"
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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 796 (96th) — DCEO-LIHEAP TRANSFER
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Amends the Illinois Economic Opportunity Law, the Energy Assistance Act, and the Good Samaritan Energy Plan Act. Transfers the administration of the low-income energy assistance program (LIHEAP) and the weatherization assistance program from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Provides that the income limit for program eligibility set by the Department may not exceed the amount established by the federal Office of Management and Budget or 75% of the State median income, whichever is greater (now, may not exceed 150% of the federal nonfarm poverty level).
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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=09600HB0796&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42252&DocNum=796&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0796eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42252&DocNum=796&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0796enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42252&DocNum=796&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig `filing`
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- **2009-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
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- **2009-02-11** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
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- **2009-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
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- **2009-02-24** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
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- **2009-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
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- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
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- **2009-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
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- **2009-03-04** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
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- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2009-03-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
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- **2009-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-19** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-19** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
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- **2009-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan `amendment-introduction`
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- **2009-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2009-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `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. A. J. Wilhelmi
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- **2009-04-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
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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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- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-30** Do Pass Commerce; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 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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- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-13** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-08-07** Effective Date January 1, 2010
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- **2009-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0154 `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/441cdc3f-a2fd-4da7-b390-a1fb7f7b4b84`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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