republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-4734.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MILITARY CODE-BILLETING FUND"
description: "Amends the Military Code of Illinois and the State Finance Act to create the Illinois National Guard Billeting Fund. Further amends the Military Code of Illinois to provide that the Fund shall be funded from proceeds collected by the Department of Military Affairs incident to billeting operations conducted by the Illinois National Guard at locations within the State. Provides that moneys within the Fund shall be used to pay the expenses of billeting operations not eligible for payment with federal or State appropriated funds. Provides that the Department of Military Affairs shall administer the Fund in accordance with the laws of this State, applicable federal requirements governing the use of such funds, and appropriate rules and procedures established by the Adjutant General. Effective July 1, 2014."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4734"
citation: "Illinois HB 4734 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-05"
last_action: "2014-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5adbfa9-663b-432a-a7e6-76f925a3d91b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4734&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=79401&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "0df062ddbd085d666ccbc520d7285aa46cd36f7c7400c3eab3babc1c936dcd0a"
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 4734 (98th) — MILITARY CODE-BILLETING FUND

Amends the Military Code of Illinois and the State Finance Act to create the Illinois National Guard Billeting Fund. Further amends the Military Code of Illinois to provide that the Fund shall be funded from proceeds collected by the Department of Military Affairs incident to billeting operations conducted by the Illinois National Guard at locations within the State. Provides that moneys within the Fund shall be used to pay the expenses of billeting operations not eligible for payment with federal or State appropriated funds. Provides that the Department of Military Affairs shall administer the Fund in accordance with the laws of this State, applicable federal requirements governing the use of such funds, and appropriate rules and procedures established by the Adjutant General. Effective July 1, 2014.

## 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=09800HB4734&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79401&DocNum=4734&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4734eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79401&DocNum=4734&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4734enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79401&DocNum=4734&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Katherine Cloonen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino `filing`
- **2014-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-27** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
- **2014-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Veterans' Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-02** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2014-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2014-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2014-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2014-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2014-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-13** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-16** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2014
- **2014-05-19** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2014
- **2014-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2014
- **2014-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-16** Effective Date July 16, 2014
- **2014-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0733 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5adbfa9-663b-432a-a7e6-76f925a3d91b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).