CRIME-FREE HOUSING ORDINANCES House SponsorsRep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz-Daniel Didech-Robert "Bob" Rita-La Shawn K. Ford, Camille Y. Lilly, Emanuel "Chris" Welch and Lilian Jiménez 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die 55 ILCS 5/5-12022 new65 ILCS 5/11-13-28 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, (2) requires 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 by a tenant with a law enforcement agency, 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 (5) establishes, maintains, or promotes a registry of tenants for the purposes of discouraging a landlord from renting to a tenant on the registry or excluding a tenant on the registry from rental housing within the county or municipality. Defines "penalty". Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Effective immediately. 2/9/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz 2/9/2024HouseFirst Reading 2/9/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/20/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech 2/21/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita 3/5/2024HouseAssigned to Housing 3/14/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 3/22/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 4/3/2024HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Housing; 011-003-000 4/3/2024HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/4/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz 4/4/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 4/12/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch 4/15/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Housing 4/16/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Housing; 010-005-001 4/17/2024HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/17/2024HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 4/19/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 4/19/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 4/24/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die