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HB 3840

Relating to economic development.

2025 Regular Session

HB 3840 makes a technical edit to clarify cooperation among program administrators, the Commission, and the VA in Illinois’ Homeless Veterans Demonstration Project, with no new fun

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · HB 3840

HB 3840 — Relating to economic development (Amendment to Illinois Affordable Housing Act)

Bill number: HB 3840
Introduced by: Rep. Hoan Huynh
Introduced: Feb 18 / Mar 5, 2025 (filed)
Current status: In committee upon adjournment (6/28/2025)
Statutory reference: Amends Illinois Affordable Housing Act, 310 ILCS 65/14 (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 1264)
Classification: Bill

Summary / Purpose

HB 3840 makes a technical amendment to Section 14 of the Illinois Affordable Housing Act, the statute that establishes a Homeless Veterans Demonstration Project. The bill is described in its caption as a technical change; it does not propose new funding or create a new program beyond the existing statutory demonstration project.

Key provisions

  • Edits the text of Section 14 (Homeless Veterans Demonstration Project) of the Illinois Affordable Housing Act. The introduced text shows corrections to wording and sentence structure that clarify how the Program Administrator, the Commission, and the Department of Veterans' Affairs are to cooperate in implementing the demonstration project.
  • Retains the substantive components of the existing statutory program: short-term shelter for low- and very-low-income veterans; needs assessment; assistance applying for eligible programs and services; referrals; and development of liaisons with community organizations, community colleges, vocational rehabilitation, apprenticeship and job-training providers.
  • Preserves the reporting requirement that the Program Administrator submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly about the project (the printed language references a January 1, 1991 report, reflecting the original statutory language rather than a new deadline).

Who is affected

  • Primary beneficiaries: low- and very-low-income veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
  • Implementing entities: the Program Administrator named in the Act (statute context suggests an affordable housing authority or similar entity), the Commission referenced in the Act, and the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  • Service providers: shelters, community colleges, vocational rehabilitation programs, apprenticeship and other job-training providers, and community-based referral agencies.

Procedural notes & next steps

  • Referred to multiple committees (Rules; Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade; Insurance) and debated in early 2025. As of 6/28/2025 the bill is “in committee upon adjournment.”
  • Because the change is characterized as technical, the bill may proceed without substantive committee hearings, but committee consideration or amendments are possible.

Impact assessment

  • The amendment appears intended to clarify or correct drafting errors in the existing statute rather than to change policy, eligibility, or funding levels. If enacted as a technical cleanup, it should have minimal substantive impact beyond improving statutory clarity and aiding implementation. Any substantive effects would depend on the exact wording adopted in committee or on the floor.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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