HUMAN RIGHTS-CONVICTIONS Senate SponsorsSen. Rachel Ventura-Don Harmon and Mike Simmons 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die 775 ILCS 5/3-102.2 new775 ILCS 5/3-102.10775 ILCS 5/3-106from Ch. 68, par. 3-106Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation: (1) to inquire into a person's conviction record before making a conditional offer to sell, lease, or rent real property; (2) for an owner or any other person engaging in a real estate transaction, or for a real estate broker or salesman, because of conviction record, to refuse to engage in a real estate transaction with a person or to discriminate in making available such a transaction; (3) use a conviction record as a basis to rescind a conditional offer to sell, lease, or rent real property, unless there is a substantial relationship between one or more of the previous criminal offenses and the offer made, the granting or continuation of the offer would involve an unreasonable risk to property or to the safety or welfare of specific individuals or the general public, or the use is otherwise authorized by law; and (4) for a third-party loan modification service provider, because of a conviction record to refuse to engage in loan modification services, alter the terms, conditions, or privileges of such services, or discriminate in making such services available. Provides that nothing shall prohibit: the owner of an owner-occupied residential building with 4 or fewer units from making decisions regarding whether to rent to a person based upon that person's conviction record; inquiry into or the use of a conviction record if the inquiry or use is otherwise authorized by State or federal law; and use of a criminal conviction that results in a current sex offender registration requirement or a current child sex offender residency restriction. 1/17/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura 1/17/2024SenateFirst Reading 1/17/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 1/31/2024SenateAssigned to Judiciary 2/22/2024SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon 3/6/2024SenatePostponed - Judiciary 3/7/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons 3/8/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura 3/8/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/12/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8 (b-1), this committee amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments. 3/13/2024SenatePostponed - Judiciary 3/15/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024 4/5/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 19, 2024 4/12/2024SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024 4/19/2024SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die