LOCAL CRIME-FREE HOUSING ORD Senate SponsorsSen. Karina Villa, Javier L. Cervantes, Mary Edly-Allen-Don Harmon, Laura Ellman, Rachel Ventura, Mike Simmons, Ram Villivalam-Mattie Hunter, Natalie Toro, Kimberly A. Lightford, Robert Peters and Emil Jones, III 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die 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 newAmends 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 Provides that a program, ordinance, resolution, or other regulation that violates the provisions is void and must be repealed no later than one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act.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. 2/9/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa 2/9/2024SenateFirst Reading 2/9/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 2/22/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes 2/23/2024SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie 2/23/2024SenateSponsor Removed Sen. Ann Gillespie 2/28/2024SenateAssigned to Judiciary 3/5/2024SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins 3/6/2024SenateDo Pass Judiciary; 005-002-000 3/6/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2024 3/6/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen 3/14/2024SenateSecond Reading 3/14/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2024 3/19/2024SenateSponsor Removed Sen. Lakesia Collins 3/20/2024SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon 3/22/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa 3/22/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/9/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary 4/11/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman 4/12/2024SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 19, 2024 4/16/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura 4/16/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons 4/16/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam 4/19/2024SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 4/19/2024SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024 4/29/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Natalie Toro 5/2/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 5/3/2024SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 10, 2024 5/10/2024SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 17, 2024 5/14/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters 5/14/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III 5/17/2024SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 24, 2024 5/24/2024SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2024 5/25/2024SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 26, 2024 6/26/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments 6/26/2024SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die