Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 1629 — ENERGY ASST-SUBSIDIZED HOUSING

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0157

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2009. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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  • 2 sponsors

    0 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

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    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Energy Assistance Act. Provides that if a participant in the energy assistance program resides in publicly supported housing, the compensation paid under the Act to the energy provider who supplied winter energy to the participant shall be paid on behalf of the owner of that publicly supported housing. Provides that "publicly supported housing" includes housing subsidized or developed with public funds provided under the Rental Housing Support Program Act. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

103 added · 23 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to SB 1629 detail the eligibility criteria for energy assistance in Illinois. It now specifies that individuals can apply for help if their household income is at or below 150% of the federal poverty level, and the Department of Human Services will determine the assistance amount based on available funding. Additionally, the revised bill eliminates an earlier section that required energy providers to be compensated on behalf of certain participants living in subsidized housing, likely to streamline the payment process. These adjustments aim to clarify eligibility and ensure that assistance is effectively allocated to those in need.

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SB1629 Engrossed LRB096 08972 DRJ 21230 b AN ACT concerning public aid.
SB1629 Enrolled LRB096 08972 DRJ 21230 b AN ACT concerning public aid.
The Energy Assistance Act is amended by changing Section 11 as follows:
The Energy Assistance Act is amended by changing Section 6 as follows:
(305 ILCS 20/11) (from Ch.
(305 ILCS 20/6) (from Ch.
1411) Sec.
1406) Sec.
11.
6.
Payments to Energy Providers.
Eligibility, Conditions of Participation, and Energy Assistance.
(a) When an energy provider supplies winter energy to a participant and customer, the provider shall be compensated by the State of Illinois pursuant to rules promulgated by the Department.
(a) Any person who is a resident of the State of Illinois and whose household income is not greater than an amount determined annually by the Department, in consultation with the Policy Advisory Council, may apply for assistance pursuant to this Act in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Department.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if a participant in the energy assistance program under this Act resides in housing subsidized or developed with funds provided under the Rental Housing Support Program Act or under a similar locally funded rent subsidy program, the compensation paid under this Act to the energy provider who supplied winter energy to the participant shall be paid on behalf of the participant or, if the owner is responsible for providing winter energy, on behalf of the owner of the housing unit providing winter energy to the participant under the rent subsidy program.
In setting the annual eligibility level, the Department shall consider the amount of available funding and may not set a limit higher than 150% of the federal nonfarm poverty level as established by the federal Office of Management and Budget.
(b) Applicants who qualify for assistance pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section shall, subject to appropriation from the General Assembly and subject to availability of funds to the Department, receive energy assistance as provided by this Act.
The Department, upon receipt of monies authorized SB1629 Enrolled - 2 - LRB096 08972 DRJ 21230 b pursuant to this Act for energy assistance, shall commit funds for each qualified applicant in an amount determined by the Department.
In determining the amounts of assistance to be provided to or on behalf of a qualified applicant, the Department shall ensure that the highest amounts of assistance go to households with the greatest energy costs in relation to household income.
The Department shall include factors such as energy costs, household size, household income, and region of the State when determining individual household benefits.
In setting assistance levels, the Department shall attempt to provide assistance to approximately the same number of households who participated in the 1991 Residential Energy Assistance Partnership Program.
Such assistance levels shall be adjusted annually on the basis of funding availability and energy costs.
In promulgating rules for the administration of this Section the Department shall assure that a minimum of 1/3 of funds available for benefits to eligible households with the lowest incomes and that elderly and disabled households are offered a priority application period.
(c) If the applicant is not a customer of record of an energy provider for winter energy services or an applicant for such service, such applicant shall receive a direct energy assistance payment in an amount established by the Department for all such applicants under this Act;
provided, however, that such an applicant must have rental expenses for housing greater than 30% of household income.
SB1629 Enrolled - 3 - LRB096 08972 DRJ 21230 b (c-1) This subsection shall apply only in cases where:
(1) the applicant is not a customer of record of an energy provider because energy services are provided by the owner of the unit as a portion of the rent;
(2) the applicant resides in housing subsidized or developed with funds provided under the Rental Housing Support Program Act or under a similar locally funded rent subsidy program, or is the voucher holder who resides in a rental unit within the State of Illinois and whose monthly rent is subsidized by the tenant-based Housing Choice Voucher Program under Section 8 of the U.S.
Housing Act of 1937;
and (3) the rental expenses for housing are no more than 30% of household income.
In such cases, the household may apply for an energy assistance payment under this Act and the owner of the housing unit shall cooperate with the applicant by providing documentation of the energy costs for that unit.
Any compensation paid to the energy provider who supplied energy services to the household shall be paid on behalf of the owner of the housing unit providing energy services to the household.
The Department shall report annually to the General Assembly on the number of households receiving energy assistance under this subsection and the cost of such assistance.
The provisions of this subsection (c-1), other than this sentence, are inoperative after August 31, 2012.
(d) If the applicant is a customer of an energy provider, such applicant shall receive energy assistance in an amount established by the Department for all such applicants under SB1629 Enrolled - 4 - LRB096 08972 DRJ 21230 b this Act, such amount to be paid by the Department to the energy provider supplying winter energy service to such applicant.
Such applicant shall:
(i) make all reasonable efforts to apply to any other appropriate source of public energy assistance;
and (ii) sign a waiver permitting the Department to receive income information from any public or private agency providing income or energy assistance and from any employer, whether public or private.
(e) Any qualified applicant pursuant to this Section may receive or have paid on such applicant's behalf an emergency assistance payment to enable such applicant to obtain access to winter energy services.
Any such payments shall be made in accordance with regulations of the Department.
(f) The Department may, if sufficient funds are available, provide additional benefits to certain qualified applicants:
(i) for the reduction of past due amounts owed to energy providers;
and (ii) to assist the household in responding to excessively high summer temperatures or energy costs.
Households containing elderly members, children, a person with a disability, or a person with a medical need for conditioned air shall receive priority for receipt of such benefits.
86-127;
91-936, eff.
87-14.) SB1629 Engrossed - 2 - LRB096 08972 DRJ 21230 b Section 99.
1-10-01;
92-690, eff.
7-18-02.) Section 99.
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This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
This Act takes effect September SB1629 Enrolled - 5 - LRB096 08972 DRJ 21230 b 1, 2009.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0157

  2. Effective Date September 1, 2009

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Consumer Protection; 006-000-000

  8. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Consumer Protection

  9. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Consumer Protection

  10. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  11. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  12. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 17, 2009

  13. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1

  14. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  15. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley

  16. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin

  17. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

  18. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford

  19. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000

  20. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  21. Second Reading - Short Debate

  22. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  23. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000

  24. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote

  25. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee

  26. Assigned to Human Services Committee

  27. Referred to Rules Committee

  28. First Reading

  29. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos

  30. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  31. Arrived in House

  32. Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000

  33. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  34. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  35. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Martinez

  36. Recalled to Second Reading

  37. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul

  38. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Consumer Protection; 008-000-000

  39. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Consumer Protection

  40. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009

  41. Second Reading

  42. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

  43. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  44. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009

  45. Do Pass as Amended Consumer Protection; 009-000-000

  46. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  47. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Consumer Protection

  48. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  49. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  50. Postponed - Consumer Protection

  51. Assigned to Consumer Protection

  52. Referred to Assignments

  53. First Reading

  54. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

Sponsors

  • Iris Y. Martinez · Cosponsor
  • Barbara Flynn Currie · Cosponsor

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0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Iris Y. Martinez
  • Barbara Flynn Currie

Not signed on (181)

181 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence

Passed 59 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 49000
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 59000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Haine — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Noland — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Duffy — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Millner — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 110 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 96007
Democrat 10001
Republican 4000
Total 110008
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Myers — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Lang — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mell — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Senger — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Gordon, Careen — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Cavaletto — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Farnham — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Graham — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Watson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Mulligan — Not Voting
Nekritz — Yea
Howard — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Soto — Not Voting
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Coladipietro — Not Voting
Cole — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hatcher — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Not Voting
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Acevedo — Not Voting
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Not Voting
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Burns — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Connelly — Not Voting
McAsey — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Not Voting
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 55 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 9000
Unaffiliated 45004
Republican 1000
Total 55004
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Hultgren — Not Voting
Kotowski — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Noland — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Not Voting
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Not Voting
Sandoval — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Luechtefeld — Not Voting
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Duffy — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1629 do?
Amends the Energy Assistance Act. Provides that if a participant in the energy assistance program resides in publicly supported housing, the compensation paid under the Act to the energy provider who supplied winter energy to the participant shall be paid on behalf of the owner of that publicly supported housing. Provides that "publicly supported housing" includes housing subsidized or developed with public funds provided under the Rental Housing Support Program Act. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 1629?
SB 1629 is sponsored by Iris Y. Martinez and Barbara Flynn Currie.
What is the current status of SB 1629?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2009. Enacted.
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