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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3680 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Karina Villa SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/1005.11 new55 ILCS 5/5-1005.10 rep.65 ILCS 5/1-2-1.6 new65 ILCS 5/1-2-1.5 rep.310 ILCS 10/8.25 new Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Repeals provisions prohibiting ordinances penalizing tenants who contact the police or other emergency services. Adds provisions prohibiting a county or municipality from enacting a program, ordinance, resolution, or other regulation that: (1) penalizes landlords or tenants, guests, or others for contact with a law enforcement agency; (2) requires or encourages landlords to evict or penalize tenants or household members for contact with a law enforcement agency, a criminal conviction, or alleged unlawful conduct, including through cooperating agreements with law enforcement agencies; (3) requires or promotes the use of criminal background checks of prospective and current tenants; (4) defines nuisance behavior to include contact with a law enforcement agency; (5) requires tenants to secure certificates of occupancy as a condition of leasing rental housing or turning on utilities; (6) creates or promotes the use of a registry of individual tenants for the purpose of discouraging landlords from renting to those tenants or otherwise excluding such individuals from rental housing within the subject jurisdiction; (7) penalizes tenants, guests, or others for contact made to police or other emergency services; or (8) requires or promotes the use of a lease addendum that penalizes tenants, guests or others for any of the above-listed conditions or is contrary to or inconsistent with requirements under federal law. Provides that a program, ordinance, resolution, or other regulation that violates the provisions is void and must be repealed no later than one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Allows for legal action to enforce the provisions. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Amends the Housing Authorities Act to make similar changes for housing authorities. Effective immediately. LRB103 38806 AWJ 68943 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3680 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Karina Villa SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/1005.11 new55 ILCS 5/5-1005.10 rep.65 ILCS 5/1-2-1.6 new65 ILCS 5/1-2-1.5 rep.310 ILCS 10/8.25 new 55 ILCS 5/1005.11 new 55 ILCS 5/5-1005.10 rep. 65 ILCS 5/1-2-1.6 new 65 ILCS 5/1-2-1.5 rep. 310 ILCS 10/8.25 new Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Repeals provisions prohibiting ordinances penalizing tenants who contact the police or other emergency services. Adds provisions prohibiting a county or municipality from enacting a program, ordinance, resolution, or other regulation that: (1) penalizes landlords or tenants, guests, or others for contact with a law enforcement agency; (2) requires or encourages landlords to evict or penalize tenants or household members for contact with a law enforcement agency, a criminal conviction, or alleged unlawful conduct, including through cooperating agreements with law enforcement agencies; (3) requires or promotes the use of criminal background checks of prospective and current tenants; (4) defines nuisance behavior to include contact with a law enforcement agency; (5) requires tenants to secure certificates of occupancy as a condition of leasing rental housing or turning on utilities; (6) creates or promotes the use of a registry of individual tenants for the purpose of discouraging landlords from renting to those tenants or otherwise excluding such individuals from rental housing within the subject jurisdiction; (7) penalizes tenants, guests, or others for contact made to police or other emergency services; or (8) requires or promotes the use of a lease addendum that penalizes tenants, guests or others for any of the above-listed conditions or is contrary to or inconsistent with requirements under federal law. Provides that a program, ordinance, resolution, or other regulation that violates the provisions is void and must be repealed no later than one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Allows for legal action to enforce the provisions. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Amends the Housing Authorities Act to make similar changes for housing authorities. Effective immediately. LRB103 38806 AWJ 68943 b LRB103 38806 AWJ 68943 b A BILL FOR
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99 Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Repeals provisions prohibiting ordinances penalizing tenants who contact the police or other emergency services. Adds provisions prohibiting a county or municipality from enacting a program, ordinance, resolution, or other regulation that: (1) penalizes landlords or tenants, guests, or others for contact with a law enforcement agency; (2) requires or encourages landlords to evict or penalize tenants or household members for contact with a law enforcement agency, a criminal conviction, or alleged unlawful conduct, including through cooperating agreements with law enforcement agencies; (3) requires or promotes the use of criminal background checks of prospective and current tenants; (4) defines nuisance behavior to include contact with a law enforcement agency; (5) requires tenants to secure certificates of occupancy as a condition of leasing rental housing or turning on utilities; (6) creates or promotes the use of a registry of individual tenants for the purpose of discouraging landlords from renting to those tenants or otherwise excluding such individuals from rental housing within the subject jurisdiction; (7) penalizes tenants, guests, or others for contact made to police or other emergency services; or (8) requires or promotes the use of a lease addendum that penalizes tenants, guests or others for any of the above-listed conditions or is contrary to or inconsistent with requirements under federal law. Provides that a program, ordinance, resolution, or other regulation that violates the provisions is void and must be repealed no later than one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Allows for legal action to enforce the provisions. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Amends the Housing Authorities Act to make similar changes for housing authorities. Effective immediately.
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1515 1 AN ACT concerning local government.
1616 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1717 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1818 4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
1919 5 1005.11 as follows:
2020 6 (55 ILCS 5/1005.11 new)
2121 7 Sec. 1005.11. Regulations penalizing tenants for contact
2222 8 with law enforcement agencies.
2323 9 (a) As used in this Section:
2424 10 "Certificate of occupancy" means a license or permit
2525 11 required for the rental or occupancy of a dwelling unit.
2626 12 "Contact" encompasses any interaction with a law
2727 13 enforcement agency, including, but not limited to, notice,
2828 14 stop, arrest or detention, conviction or charge, or calls to
2929 15 or response by a law enforcement agency or other emergency
3030 16 services.
3131 17 "Law enforcement agency" means a department or agency of
3232 18 the United States, a state, a local government, or other
3333 19 political subdivision of the United States, a state, or a
3434 20 local government authorized by law or regulation to engage in
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3636 22 prosecution of a violation of criminal or civil law,
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4646 65 ILCS 5/1-2-1.5 rep.
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4848 Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Repeals provisions prohibiting ordinances penalizing tenants who contact the police or other emergency services. Adds provisions prohibiting a county or municipality from enacting a program, ordinance, resolution, or other regulation that: (1) penalizes landlords or tenants, guests, or others for contact with a law enforcement agency; (2) requires or encourages landlords to evict or penalize tenants or household members for contact with a law enforcement agency, a criminal conviction, or alleged unlawful conduct, including through cooperating agreements with law enforcement agencies; (3) requires or promotes the use of criminal background checks of prospective and current tenants; (4) defines nuisance behavior to include contact with a law enforcement agency; (5) requires tenants to secure certificates of occupancy as a condition of leasing rental housing or turning on utilities; (6) creates or promotes the use of a registry of individual tenants for the purpose of discouraging landlords from renting to those tenants or otherwise excluding such individuals from rental housing within the subject jurisdiction; (7) penalizes tenants, guests, or others for contact made to police or other emergency services; or (8) requires or promotes the use of a lease addendum that penalizes tenants, guests or others for any of the above-listed conditions or is contrary to or inconsistent with requirements under federal law. Provides that a program, ordinance, resolution, or other regulation that violates the provisions is void and must be repealed no later than one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Allows for legal action to enforce the provisions. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Amends the Housing Authorities Act to make similar changes for housing authorities. Effective immediately.
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8080 1 Customs Enforcement and the State's Department of Human
8181 2 Services or Department of Children and Family Services.
8282 3 "Penalize" means any of the following:
8383 4 (1) An actual or threatened assessment of fees, fines,
8484 5 or other penalties.
8585 6 (2) An actual or threatened eviction, termination of a
8686 7 tenancy, or failure to renew a tenancy.
8787 8 (3) An actual or threatened denial of a housing
8888 9 subsidy or subsidized housing contract.
8989 10 (4) An actual or threatened denial of housing.
9090 11 (5) An actual or threatened revocation, suspension, or
9191 12 nonrenewal of a certificate of occupancy.
9292 13 (6) A designation of closure or a threatened closure
9393 14 of a property, designation as a nuisance property or as a
9494 15 perpetrator of criminal activity under local regulation,
9595 16 or imposition or threatened imposition of a similar
9696 17 designation.
9797 18 (7) An actual or threatened nuisance action.
9898 19 (8) A mandate or encouragement of the warrantless
9999 20 installation of, or police access to, surveillance
100100 21 equipment, such as cameras, recorders, or other similar
101101 22 devices intended to monitor tenant activity.
102102 23 (9) An actual or threatened restriction on the right
103103 24 to quiet enjoyment, including, but not limited to, the
104104 25 right to have guests.
105105 26 (10) Any other action that has the effect of
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116116 1 materially interfering with the landlord's property or a
117117 2 tenant's or applicant's housing, tenancy, or housing
118118 3 opportunity.
119119 4 "Subsidized housing" means any local, State, or federal
120120 5 housing program intended to provide affordable housing or a
121121 6 housing subsidy or rental assistance to low-income or
122122 7 moderate-income persons.
123123 8 "Program" means any voluntary or mandatory initiative
124124 9 operated or endorsed by a local government, a housing
125125 10 authority, or a law enforcement agency.
126126 11 (b) A county may not enact a program, ordinance,
127127 12 resolution, or other regulation that:
128128 13 (1) penalizes landlords or tenants, guests, or others
129129 14 for contact with a law enforcement agency;
130130 15 (2) requires or encourages landlords to evict or
131131 16 penalize tenants or household members for contact with a
132132 17 law enforcement agency, a criminal conviction, or alleged
133133 18 unlawful conduct, including through cooperating agreements
134134 19 with law enforcement agencies;
135135 20 (3) requires or promotes the use of criminal
136136 21 background checks of prospective or current tenants;
137137 22 (4) defines nuisance behavior to include contact with
138138 23 a law enforcement agency;
139139 24 (5) requires tenants to secure certificates of
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152152 1 (6) creates or promotes the use of a registry of
153153 2 individual tenants for the purpose of discouraging
154154 3 landlords from renting to those tenants or otherwise
155155 4 excluding such individuals from rental housing within the
156156 5 subject jurisdiction;
157157 6 (7) penalizes tenants, guests, or others for contact
158158 7 made to police or other emergency services; or
159159 8 (8) requires or promotes the use of a lease addendum
160160 9 that penalizes tenants, guests, or others for any of the
161161 10 conditions listed in paragraphs (1) through (7) or is
162162 11 contrary to or inconsistent with requirements under
163163 12 federal law.
164164 13 (c) A program, ordinance, resolution, or other regulation
165165 14 that violates any of the provisions of this Section is void and
166166 15 unenforceable and cannot serve as a basis to pursue an
167167 16 eviction.
168168 17 (d) A resident, tenant, prospective tenant, owner,
169169 18 landlord, occupant, or any other aggrieved party may file an
170170 19 action in circuit court, including for injunctive relief or
171171 20 monetary relief, against a county to enforce the various
172172 21 provisions of this Section, including, without limitation, an
173173 22 order invalidating the subject program, ordinance, resolution,
174174 23 or other regulation to the extent required to bring it into
175175 24 compliance with the requirements of this Section. A person or
176176 25 entity who is the prevailing party in an action under this
177177 26 subsection shall also be entitled to reasonable attorney's
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188188 1 fees and costs.
189189 2 (e) A county with a program, ordinance, resolution, or
190190 3 other regulation that violates any of the provisions of this
191191 4 Section shall repeal the program, ordinance, resolution, or
192192 5 other regulation no later than one year after the effective
193193 6 date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
194194 7 (f) A home rule county may not have regulations that are
195195 8 inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a limitation
196196 9 under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the
197197 10 Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule
198198 11 units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
199199 12 (55 ILCS 5/5-1005.10 rep.)
200200 13 Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by repealing
201201 14 Section 5-1005.10.
202202 15 Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
203203 16 adding Section 1-2-1.6 as follows:
204204 17 (65 ILCS 5/1-2-1.6 new)
205205 18 Sec. 1-2-1.6. Regulations penalizing tenants for contact
206206 19 with law enforcement agencies.
207207 20 (a) As used in this Section:
208208 21 "Certificate of occupancy" means a license or permit
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221221 1 enforcement agency, including, but not limited to, notice,
222222 2 stop, arrest or detention, conviction or charge, or calls to
223223 3 or response by a law enforcement agency or other emergency
224224 4 services.
225225 5 "Law enforcement agency" means a department or agency of
226226 6 the United States, a state, a local government, or other
227227 7 political subdivision of the United States, a state, or a
228228 8 local government authorized by law or regulation to engage in
229229 9 or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or
230230 10 prosecution of a violation of criminal or civil law,
231231 11 including, but not limited to, United States Immigration and
232232 12 Customs Enforcement and the State's Department of Human
233233 13 Services or Department of Children and Family Services.
234234 14 "Penalize" means any of the following:
235235 15 (1) An actual or threatened assessment of fees, fines,
236236 16 or other penalties.
237237 17 (2) An actual or threatened eviction, termination of a
238238 18 tenancy, or failure to renew a tenancy.
239239 19 (3) An actual or threatened denial of a housing
240240 20 subsidy or subsidized housing contract.
241241 21 (4) An actual or threatened denial of housing.
242242 22 (5) An actual or threatened revocation, suspension, or
243243 23 nonrenewal of a certificate of occupancy.
244244 24 (6) A designation of closure or a threatened closure
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258258 2 designation.
259259 3 (7) An actual or threatened nuisance action.
260260 4 (8) A mandate or encouragement of the warrantless
261261 5 installation of, or police access to, surveillance
262262 6 equipment, such as cameras, recorders, or other similar
263263 7 devices intended to monitor tenant activity.
264264 8 (9) An actual or threatened restriction on the right
265265 9 to quiet enjoyment, including, but not limited to, the
266266 10 right to have guests.
267267 11 (10) Any other action that has the effect of
268268 12 materially interfering with the landlord's property or a
269269 13 tenant's or applicant's housing, tenancy, or housing
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271271 15 "Subsidized housing" means any local, State, or federal
272272 16 housing program intended to provide affordable housing or a
273273 17 housing subsidy or rental assistance to low-income or
274274 18 moderate-income persons.
275275 19 "Program" means any voluntary or mandatory initiative
276276 20 operated or endorsed by a local government, a housing
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278278 22 (b) A municipality may not enact a program, ordinance,
279279 23 resolution, or other regulation that:
280280 24 (1) penalizes landlords or tenants, guests, or others
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295295 3 unlawful conduct, including through cooperating agreements
296296 4 with law enforcement agencies;
297297 5 (3) requires or promotes the use of criminal
298298 6 background checks of prospective or current tenants;
299299 7 (4) defines nuisance behavior to include contact with
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301301 9 (5) requires tenants to secure certificates of
302302 10 occupancy as a condition of leasing rental housing or
303303 11 turning on utilities;
304304 12 (6) creates or promotes the use of a registry of
305305 13 individual tenants for the purpose of discouraging
306306 14 landlords from renting to those tenants or otherwise
307307 15 excluding such individuals from rental housing within the
308308 16 subject jurisdiction;
309309 17 (7) penalizes tenants, guests, or others for contact
310310 18 made to police or other emergency services; or
311311 19 (8) requires or promotes the use of a lease addendum
312312 20 that penalizes tenants, guests, or others for any of the
313313 21 conditions listed in paragraphs (1) through (7) or is
314314 22 contrary to or inconsistent with requirements under
315315 23 federal law.
316316 24 (c) A program, ordinance, resolution, or other regulation
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330330 2 (d) A resident, tenant, prospective tenant, owner,
331331 3 landlord, occupant, or any other aggrieved party may file an
332332 4 action in circuit court, including for injunctive relief or
333333 5 monetary relief, against a municipality to enforce the various
334334 6 provisions of this Section, including, without limitation, an
335335 7 order invalidating the subject program, ordinance, resolution,
336336 8 or other regulation to the extent required to bring it into
337337 9 compliance with the requirements of this Section. A person or
338338 10 entity who is the prevailing party in an action under this
339339 11 subsection shall also be entitled to reasonable attorney's
340340 12 fees and costs.
341341 13 (e) A municipality with a program, ordinance, resolution,
342342 14 or other regulation that violates any of the provisions of
343343 15 this Section shall repeal the program, ordinance, resolution,
344344 16 or other regulation no later than one year after the effective
345345 17 date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
346346 18 (f) A home rule municipality may not have regulations that
347347 19 are inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a
348348 20 limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
349349 21 the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
350350 22 rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
351351 23 (65 ILCS 5/1-2-1.5 rep.)
352352 24 Section 20. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
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364364 1 Section 25. The Housing Authorities Act is amended by
365365 2 adding Section 8.25 as follows:
366366 3 (310 ILCS 10/8.25 new)
367367 4 Sec. 8.25. Regulations penalizing tenants for contact with
368368 5 law enforcement agencies.
369369 6 (a) As used in this Section:
370370 7 "Certificate of occupancy" means a license or permit
371371 8 required for the rental or occupancy of a dwelling unit.
372372 9 "Contact" encompasses any interaction with a law
373373 10 enforcement agency, including, but not limited to, notice,
374374 11 stop, arrest or detention, conviction or charge, or calls to
375375 12 or response by a law enforcement agency or other emergency
376376 13 services.
377377 14 "Law enforcement agency" means a department or agency of
378378 15 the United States, a state, a local government, or other
379379 16 political subdivision of the United States, a state, or a
380380 17 local government authorized by law or regulation to engage in
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382382 19 prosecution of a violation of criminal or civil law,
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386386 23 "Penalize" means any of the following:
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399399 2 (2) An actual or threatened eviction, termination of a
400400 3 tenancy, or failure to renew a tenancy.
401401 4 (3) An actual or threatened denial of a housing
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403403 6 (4) An actual or threatened denial of housing.
404404 7 (5) An actual or threatened revocation, suspension, or
405405 8 nonrenewal of a certificate of occupancy.
406406 9 (6) A designation of closure or a threatened closure
407407 10 of a property, designation as a nuisance property or as a
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409409 12 or imposition or threatened imposition of a similar
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411411 14 (7) An actual or threatened nuisance action.
412412 15 (8) A mandate or encouragement of the warrantless
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416416 19 (9) An actual or threatened restriction on the right
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419419 22 (10) Any other action that has the effect of
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434434 1 housing program intended to provide affordable housing or a
435435 2 housing subsidy or rental assistance to low-income or
436436 3 moderate-income persons.
437437 4 "Program" means any voluntary or mandatory initiative
438438 5 operated or endorsed by a local government, a housing
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440440 7 (b) A housing authority may not enact a program,
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442442 9 (1) penalizes landlords or tenants, guests, or others
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444444 11 (2) requires or encourages landlords to evict or
445445 12 penalize tenants or household members for contact with a
446446 13 law enforcement agency, a criminal conviction, or alleged
447447 14 unlawful conduct, including through cooperating agreements
448448 15 with law enforcement agencies;
449449 16 (3) requires or promotes the use of criminal
450450 17 background checks of prospective or current tenants;
451451 18 (4) defines nuisance behavior to include contact with
452452 19 a law enforcement agency;
453453 20 (5) requires tenants to secure certificates of
454454 21 occupancy as a condition of leasing rental housing or
455455 22 turning on utilities;
456456 23 (6) creates or promotes the use of a registry of
457457 24 individual tenants for the purpose of discouraging
458458 25 landlords from renting to those tenants or otherwise
459459 26 excluding such individuals from rental housing within the
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470470 1 subject jurisdiction;
471471 2 (7) penalizes tenants, guests, or others for contact
472472 3 made to police or other emergency services; or
473473 4 (8) requires or promotes the use of a lease addendum
474474 5 that penalizes tenants, guests, or others for any of the
475475 6 conditions listed in paragraphs (1) through (7) or is
476476 7 contrary to or inconsistent with requirements under
477477 8 federal law.
478478 9 (c) A program, ordinance, resolution, or other regulation
479479 10 that violates any of the provisions of this Section is void and
480480 11 unenforceable and cannot serve as a basis to pursue an
481481 12 eviction.
482482 13 (d) A resident, tenant, prospective tenant, owner,
483483 14 landlord, occupant, or any other aggrieved party may file an
484484 15 action in circuit court, including for injunctive relief or
485485 16 monetary relief, against a housing authority to enforce the
486486 17 various provisions of this Section, including, without
487487 18 limitation, an order invalidating the subject program,
488488 19 ordinance, resolution, or other regulation to the extent
489489 20 required to bring it into compliance with the requirements of
490490 21 this Section. A person or entity who is the prevailing party in
491491 22 an action under this subsection shall also be entitled to
492492 23 reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
493493 24 (e) A housing authority with a program, ordinance,
494494 25 resolution, or other regulation that violates any of the
495495 26 provisions of this Section shall repeal the program,
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506506 1 ordinance, resolution, or other regulation no later than one
507507 2 year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
508508 3 103rd General Assembly.
509509 4 (f) A home rule municipality may not have regulations that
510510 5 are inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a
511511 6 limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
512512 7 the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
513513 8 rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
514514 9 Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
515515 10 severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
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