UPDATE: RENTAL HOUSING SUPPORT PROGRAM
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO PASS LEGISLATION
CREATING PROGRAM BEFORE END OF CURRENT SESSION

Late Wednesday afternoon, organizations working on the Rental Housing Support Program in Springfield and our main legislative allies collectively came to the conclusion that the Rental Housing Support Program was a couple of votes shy of having enough support to pass the Illinois Senate. Therefore, we did not call the bill for a vote.

Between now and the end of December, our allies in the state legislature are going to work with us to negotiate some, hopefully minor, amendments to the Rental Housing Support Program with key legislators who do not currently support the bill. If all parties come to an agreement, we will have the opportunity to pass the bill through the House and the Senate on January 10 and 11. These two days are considered part of the current legislative session, but are generally not used to pass major legislation.

We will send additional updates and alerts as new information arises. In the meantime, feel free to contact us for additional information.

Thanks!

Bob Palmer
Statewide Housing Action Coalition
11 E. Adams #1501
Chicago, IL 60603
312-939-6074 (p)
312-939-6822 (f)
www.statewidehousing.org