Relating to financial support for child care; declaring an emergency.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jami Cate

HB 3162 appropriates about $103 million to expand reentry housing and related supports for people with criminal records, via DHS and IHDA programs.

In committee upon adjournment.

Summary — HB 3162 (104th Illinois General Assembly, 2025)

Note on inconsistency: The header provided with this request lists the bill title as “Relating to financial support for child care; declaring an emergency.” The bill text and appropriations below, however, clearly address housing and reentry supports for formerly incarcerated individuals. This summary reflects the bill text as introduced.

Main purpose

HB 3162 provides General Revenue Fund appropriations to expand and support housing programs and related services for people with criminal records (formerly incarcerated individuals). The bill funds capacity-building, program expansion, supportive services (case management, housing navigation, wraparound supports), and interagency coordination between the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA).

Key provisions and appropriations

$3,000,000 to the Department of Human Services to establish the Illinois Reentry Housing Institute — cohort-based training and technical assistance for reentry organizations and traditional housing developers focused on creating effective reentry housing.

$48,000,000 to the Illinois Housing Development Authority to expand the Housing for Justice-Involved Individuals Program.

$28,800,000 to IHDA to continue the Re‑Entry Special Demonstration Program.

$18,200,000 to DHS to create the Home for Good Program — funding case management, housing navigation, and wraparound support services for people with criminal records.

$5,000,000 to DHS for interagency coordination with IHDA to integrate and coordinate the above programs and the Reentry Housing Institute.

Total authorized appropriations: approximately $103,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund.

Who is affected

Primary beneficiaries: people with criminal records / justice-involved individuals seeking stable housing and reentry supports.

Service providers and reentry organizations: gain technical assistance, training, and potentially expanded funding opportunities.

Housing developers: especially those aiming to create reentry-focused housing projects.

State agencies: DHS and IHDA will administer programs and coordinate activities; the appropriation affects state budgeting priorities.

Timeline and procedural status

Introduced/first read: February 2025 (introduced by Rep. Maurice A. West, II).

Referred to relevant committees (Rules; Appropriations — Health & Human Services; others noted).

Multiple co-sponsors were added in May 2025.

Status as of June 28, 2025: in committee upon adjournment; re-referred to Rules Committee July 1 under Rule 19(b).

Effective date in the bill: July 1, 2025.

Notes on scope and limitations

HB 3162 is principally an appropriation bill; it authorizes funding but does not detail program eligibility criteria, operational rules, or metrics for outcomes. Those specifics would come from agency rulemaking or implementing program statutes. The bill’s title and internal effective-date language contain an inconsistency with the initial “child care” descriptor and an “emergency” declaration; the text provided focuses solely on reentry housing appropriations and sets a July 1, 2025 effective date.