MEYER-FEIGENHOLTZ-KOSEL-CURRIE-TENHOUSE, MCGUIRE, REITZ AND MATHIAS. (DILLARD) New Act Creates the Accessible Housing Demonstration Grant Program Act. Provides that the Illinois Housing Development Authority shall establish a demonstration grant program to provide grants to builders who build "spec homes" meeting certain accessibility standards for disabled persons. Creates the Task Force on Housing Accessibility which shall provide recommendations to builders regarding the types of accommodations needed in new housing stock for disabled persons including provisions on how to build homes that will retain their resale and aesthetic value. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the program shall be established subject to appropriation. Provides that the goal of the program shall be that at least 10% of all new spec homes within a development participating in the demonstration grant program meet the accessibility standards rather than that at least 10% of all new spec homes meet the accessibility standards. Provides that there shall be 7 rather than 5 members on the Task Force with the 2 additional members to be the executive vice president of the Illinois Association of Realtors or his or her designee and the executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of Illinois or his or her designee. Provides that the architect on the Task Force must have expertise and experience in designing accessible housing for persons with disabilities. In provisions that the recommendations by the Task Force shall include but not be limited to provisions on how to build homes that will retain their resale and aesthetic value, removes the "shall include but not be limited to" provision. 99-02-19 H FIRST READING 99-02-19 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-24 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 99-03-03 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HHSV 99-03-03 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-17 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-MEYER 99-03-17 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-03-17 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-17 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 99-03-17 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KOSEL 99-03-17 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRIE 99-03-17 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR TENHOUSE 99-03-17 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCGUIRE 99-03-19 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-19 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-23 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-MEYER 99-03-23 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL 99-03-23 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-MEYER 99-03-23 H ADOPTED 99-03-23 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-23 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CROTTY 99-03-23 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR REITZ 99-03-23 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MATHIAS 99-03-23 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-000 99-03-24 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-24 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-25 99-03-25 S CHIEF SPONSOR DILLARD 99-03-25 S FIRST READING 99-03-25 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-28 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ST GOVERN OPR 99-05-06 S DO PASS 007-000-000 SGOA 99-05-06 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-05-07 99-05-11 S SECOND READING 99-05-11 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-05-12 99-05-12 S THIRD READING - PASSED 059-000-000 99-05-12 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 99-06-10 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 99-08-06 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 99-08-06 H EFFECTIVE DATE 99-08-06 99-08-06 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0451 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary