Bill > HB5394

This bill amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination in real estate transactions based on a person's source of income when that income includes a housing subsidy. Specifically, it makes it a civil rights violation to refuse to lease or rent property, or to discriminate in the terms of a real estate transaction, by using an applicant's credit score or credit history as a reason to disqualify them if they receive a local, State, or federal housing subsidy. Examples of "housing subsidy" include housing choice vouchers, permanent supportive housing program placements, or rapid rehousing subsidies. The bill clarifies that using credit scores or history to deny a rental application to someone with a housing subsidy is considered discriminatory based on their source of income, unless there is a legitimate, non-discriminatory necessity for doing so.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5394&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104