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Introduced
02/06/2025
02/06/2025
In Committee
03/21/2025
03/21/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Counties Code and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county or municipality may not adopt, enforce, or implement an ordinance, resolution, policy, program, or other regulation affecting a tenancy that (1) imposes or threatens to impose a penalty against a resident, property owner, tenant, landlord, or other person solely as a consequence of contact with a law enforcement agency or other emergency service, (2) requires or promotes a property owner or landlord to do, or imposes a penalty on a property owner or landlord for the failure to do, specified things, (3) defines as a nuisance, any contact with a law enforcement agency or other emergency service by a tenant or any request by a tenant, landlord, resident, or property owner for emergency assistance, (4) requires a tenant to obtain a certificate of occupancy as a condition of tenancy or turning on utilities, or (5) establishes, maintains, or promotes a registry of tenants for the purposes of discouraging or excluding a tenant on the registry from rental housing within the county or municipality. Allows an aggrieved party to file an action in circuit court, including for injunctive relief, monetary relief, attorney's fees, and costs, against a county or municipality to enforce the provisions. Provides that nothing in the provisions shall be construed to allow an aggrieved party to file or sustain an action against a landlord, owner, management company, leasing agent, or real estate agent or any other person or entity other than the county or municipality. Amends the Housing Authorities Act. Adds similar provisions concerning housing authorities. Defines terms. Repeals existing provisions about ordinances penalizing tenants who contact police or other emergency services in the Illinois Municipal Code and Counties Code. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Effective immediately.
AI Summary
This bill prohibits counties, municipalities, and housing authorities in Illinois from adopting or enforcing "crime-free housing" ordinances that penalize tenants or landlords for interactions with law enforcement or emergency services. Specifically, the bill prevents local governments from creating regulations that would: impose penalties on residents solely because of contact with law enforcement, require landlords to evict tenants based on criminal history or associations, define emergency service calls as a "nuisance", mandate tenant background checks, require occupancy certificates as a condition of tenancy, or create tenant registries designed to exclude certain individuals from housing. The bill allows aggrieved parties to file legal actions in circuit court against the county or municipality (but not against individual landlords) to challenge such ordinances, seeking injunctive relief, monetary damages, attorney's fees, and court costs. The legislation aims to protect tenants from discriminatory housing practices that might discourage individuals from seeking help from emergency services or penalize them for past interactions with law enforcement. The bill applies to counties, municipalities, and housing authorities, with a specific provision that home rule units cannot create regulations inconsistent with these protections.
Committee Categories
Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (on 03/25/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3110&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB3110.htm |
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