IL HB5213

Creates the Community Housing Reintegration Fund to provide housing assistance for individuals transitioning out of long-term care facilities into community-based housing or those facing institutionalization due to lack of affordable accessible housing.

Increases the state real estate transfer tax from $0.50 to $0.75 per $500 of property value, effective July 1, 2026.

Allocates 32% of transfer tax revenue to the new Community Reintegration Housing Fund starting July 1, 2026, while reducing shares to other existing funds (Illinois Affordable Housing Trust Fund drops from 50% to 34%).

Eligible recipients include persons in nursing homes, developmental centers, group homes, or supportive living facilities where housing affordability is a barrier to discharge, and those at or below 80% of median area income who are disabled, blind, over 65, or eligible for SSI/Medicaid.

Requires the Department of Human Services to adopt program rules within 6 months, modeled on the federal Section 8 voucher program, ensuring beneficiaries pay no more than 30% of income toward housing costs.