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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3110 Introduced , by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/5-12024 new55 ILCS 5/5-1005.10 rep.65 ILCS 5/11-13-30 new65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-5 rep.310 ILCS 10/8.25 new 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. LRB104 09693 RTM 19759 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3110 Introduced , by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/5-12024 new55 ILCS 5/5-1005.10 rep.65 ILCS 5/11-13-30 new65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-5 rep.310 ILCS 10/8.25 new 55 ILCS 5/5-12024 new 55 ILCS 5/5-1005.10 rep. 65 ILCS 5/11-13-30 new 65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-5 rep. 310 ILCS 10/8.25 new 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. LRB104 09693 RTM 19759 b LRB104 09693 RTM 19759 b A BILL FOR
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99 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.
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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 5-12024 as follows:
2020 6 (55 ILCS 5/5-12024 new)
2121 7 Sec. 5-12024. Prohibition on crime-free housing
2222 8 ordinances.
2323 9 (a) As used in this Section:
2424 10 "Contact with a law enforcement agency or other emergency
2525 11 service" means any interaction with a law enforcement agency,
2626 12 including, but not limited to, notice, stop, arrest or
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2929 15 "Penalty against a landlord" includes, but is not limited
3030 16 to, an action against a landlord in response to a landlord
3131 17 failing to implement or enforce an ordinance, resolution,
3232 18 policy, program, or other regulation prohibited by this
3333 19 Section, including, but not limited to, revoking, suspending,
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4646 65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-5 rep.
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4848 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.
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8080 1 ordinance, resolution, policy, program, or other regulation
8181 2 affecting a tenancy that does any of the following:
8282 3 (1) imposes or threatens to impose a penalty against a
8383 4 resident, property owner, tenant, landlord, or other
8484 5 person solely as a consequence of contact with a law
8585 6 enforcement agency or other emergency service;
8686 7 (2) requires or promotes a property owner or landlord
8787 8 to do, or imposes a penalty on a property owner or landlord
8888 9 for the failure to do, any of the following:
8989 10 (A) evict or penalize a tenant because of the
9090 11 tenant's association with another tenant or household
9191 12 member who has had contact with a law enforcement
9292 13 agency or other emergency service or has a criminal
9393 14 conviction;
9494 15 (B) evict, refuse to lease or renew a lease, or
9595 16 otherwise penalize a tenant because of the tenant's
9696 17 criminal history or alleged unlawful conduct or
9797 18 arrest;
9898 19 (C) include a provision in a lease or rental
9999 20 agreement that provides as grounds for eviction any
100100 21 cause that is in conflict with State or federal law; or
101101 22 (D) conduct criminal background checks of
102102 23 prospective or current tenants; however, nothing
103103 24 limits a property owner or landlord from voluntarily
104104 25 conducting a criminal background check;
105105 26 (3) defines as a nuisance any contact with a law
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116116 1 enforcement agency or other emergency service by a tenant
117117 2 or any request by a tenant, landlord, resident, or
118118 3 property owner for emergency assistance;
119119 4 (4) requires a tenant to obtain a certificate of
120120 5 occupancy as a condition of tenancy or turning on
121121 6 utilities; or
122122 7 (5) establishes, maintains, or promotes a registry of
123123 8 tenants for the purposes of discouraging or excluding a
124124 9 tenant on the registry from rental housing within the
125125 10 county.
126126 11 (c) An aggrieved party may file an action in circuit
127127 12 court, including for injunctive relief, monetary relief,
128128 13 attorney's fees, and costs, against a county to enforce the
129129 14 provisions of this Section. Nothing in this Section shall be
130130 15 construed to allow an aggrieved party to file or sustain an
131131 16 action against a landlord, owner, management company, leasing
132132 17 agent, or real estate agent or any other person or entity other
133133 18 than the county.
134134 19 (d) A home rule county may not regulate tenancy in a manner
135135 20 inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a limitation
136136 21 under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the
137137 22 Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule
138138 23 units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
139139 24 (55 ILCS 5/5-1005.10 rep.)
140140 25 Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by repealing
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151151 1 Section 5-1005.10.
152152 2 Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
153153 3 adding Section 11-13-30 as follows:
154154 4 (65 ILCS 5/11-13-30 new)
155155 5 Sec. 11-13-30. Prohibition on crime-free housing
156156 6 ordinances.
157157 7 (a) As used in this Section:
158158 8 "Contact with a law enforcement agency or other emergency
159159 9 service" means any interaction with a law enforcement agency,
160160 10 including, but not limited to, notice, stop, arrest or
161161 11 detention, conviction or charge, or calls to or response by a
162162 12 law enforcement agency or other emergency service.
163163 13 "Penalty against a landlord" includes, but is not limited
164164 14 to, an action against a landlord in response to a landlord
165165 15 failing to implement or enforce an ordinance, resolution,
166166 16 policy, program, or other regulation prohibited by this
167167 17 Section, including, but not limited to, revoking, suspending,
168168 18 or refusing to issue a permit or license otherwise required by
169169 19 the municipality for a property owner or landlord to engage in
170170 20 the business of leasing within the municipality.
171171 21 (b) A municipality may not adopt, enforce, or implement an
172172 22 ordinance, resolution, policy, program, or other regulation
173173 23 affecting a tenancy that does any of the following:
174174 24 (1) imposes or threatens to impose a penalty against a
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185185 1 resident, property owner, tenant, landlord, or other
186186 2 person solely as a consequence of contact with a law
187187 3 enforcement agency or other emergency service;
188188 4 (2) requires or promotes a property owner or landlord
189189 5 to do, or imposes a penalty on a property owner or landlord
190190 6 for the failure to do, any of the following:
191191 7 (A) evict or penalize a tenant because of the
192192 8 tenant's association with another tenant or household
193193 9 member who has had contact with a law enforcement
194194 10 agency or other emergency service or has a criminal
195195 11 conviction;
196196 12 (B) evict, refuse to lease or renew a lease, or
197197 13 otherwise penalize a tenant because of the tenant's
198198 14 criminal history or alleged unlawful conduct or
199199 15 arrest;
200200 16 (C) include a provision in a lease or rental
201201 17 agreement that provides as grounds for eviction any
202202 18 cause that is in conflict with State or federal law; or
203203 19 (D) conduct criminal background checks of
204204 20 prospective or current tenants; however, nothing
205205 21 limits a property owner or landlord from voluntarily
206206 22 conducting a criminal background check;
207207 23 (3) defines as a nuisance any contact with a law
208208 24 enforcement agency or other emergency service by a tenant
209209 25 or any request by a tenant, landlord, resident, or
210210 26 property owner for emergency assistance;
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222222 2 occupancy as a condition of tenancy or turning on
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224224 4 (5) establishes, maintains, or promotes a registry of
225225 5 tenants for the purposes of discouraging or excluding a
226226 6 tenant on the registry from rental housing within the
227227 7 municipality.
228228 8 (c) An aggrieved party may file an action in circuit
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230230 10 attorney's fees, and costs, against a municipality to enforce
231231 11 the provisions of this Section. Nothing in this Section shall
232232 12 be construed to allow an aggrieved party to file or sustain an
233233 13 action against a landlord, owner, management company, leasing
234234 14 agent, or real estate agent or any other person or entity other
235235 15 than the municipality.
236236 16 (d) A home rule municipality may not regulate tenancy in a
237237 17 manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a
238238 18 limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
239239 19 the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
240240 20 rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
241241 21 (65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-5 rep.)
242242 22 Section 20. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
243243 23 repealing Section 1-2.1-5.
244244 24 Section 25. The Housing Authorities Act is amended by
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255255 1 adding Section 8.25 as follows:
256256 2 (310 ILCS 10/8.25 new)
257257 3 Sec. 8.25. Prohibition on crime-free housing ordinances.
258258 4 (a) As used in this Section:
259259 5 "Contact with a law enforcement agency or other emergency
260260 6 service" means any interaction with a law enforcement agency,
261261 7 including, but not limited to, notice, stop, arrest or
262262 8 detention, conviction or charge, or calls to or response by a
263263 9 law enforcement agency or other emergency service.
264264 10 "Penalty against a landlord" includes, but is not limited
265265 11 to, an action against a landlord, including an actual or
266266 12 threatened denial or termination of a subsidized housing
267267 13 contract, in response to a landlord failing to implement or
268268 14 enforce an ordinance, resolution, policy, program, or other
269269 15 regulation prohibited by this Section.
270270 16 (b) Unless otherwise required by federal law, a housing
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273273 19 program, or other regulation affecting a tenancy that does any
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275275 21 (1) imposes or threatens to impose a penalty against a
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290290 1 to do, or imposes a penalty on a property owner or landlord
291291 2 for the failure to do, any of the following:
292292 3 (A) evict or penalize a tenant because of the
293293 4 tenant's association with another tenant or household
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295295 6 agency or other emergency service or has a criminal
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297297 8 (B) evict, refuse to lease or renew a lease, or
298298 9 otherwise penalize a tenant because of the tenant's
299299 10 criminal history or alleged unlawful conduct or
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301301 12 (C) include a provision in a lease or rental
302302 13 agreement that provides as grounds for eviction any
303303 14 cause that is in conflict with State or federal law;
304304 15 (D) conduct criminal background checks of
305305 16 prospective or current tenants; however, nothing
306306 17 limits a property owner or landlord from voluntarily
307307 18 conducting a criminal background check;
308308 19 (3) requires a tenant to obtain a certificate of
309309 20 occupancy as a condition of tenancy or turning on
310310 21 utilities; or
311311 22 (4) establishes, maintains, or promotes a registry of
312312 23 tenants for the purposes of discouraging or excluding a
313313 24 tenant on the registry from rental housing under the
314314 25 housing authority's jurisdiction.
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327327 2 attorney's fees, and costs, against a housing authority to
328328 3 enforce the provisions of this Section. Nothing in this
329329 4 Section shall be construed to allow an aggrieved party to file
330330 5 or sustain an action against a landlord, owner, management
331331 6 company, leasing agent, or real estate agent or any other
332332 7 person or entity other than the housing authority.
333333 8 (d) A home rule municipality may not have regulations that
334334 9 encourage or require housing authorities to act in a manner
335335 10 inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a limitation
336336 11 under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the
337337 12 Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule
338338 13 units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
339339 14 Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
340340 15 severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
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