HB3566 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

EVICTION OF MINORS
Last Action
08/15/2025 - House: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0317
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
735 ILCS 5/9-106  from Ch. 110, par. 9-106
735 ILCS 5/9-121  
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Eviction Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Requires dismissal of a complaint in its entirety against all defendants if the complaint names a defendant who is a minor at the time of filing or was a minor at the time that the lease agreement at issue was entered. Provides that such an action shall be immediately sealed. Provides that, in addition to any other remedies available to the minor, a minor named as a defendant in violation of the Act is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, actual damages, and liquidated damages in the amount of $1,000. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a party from refiling an action against any defendants who otherwise may be properly named. Provides that, upon dismissing the case, the court may not waive any fees associated with refiling the action against defendants otherwise properly named.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes provisions that if a complaint names a defendant who was a minor at the time that the lease agreement at issue was entered into shall be dismissed in its entirety against all defendants.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Requires that a minor be willfully and wantonly named as a defendant in violation of the Act before the minor is entitled to reasonable attorney fees, actual damages, and liquidated damages in the amount of $1,000.
Actions
DateChamberAction
02/07/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
02/18/2025HouseFirst Reading
02/18/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
03/07/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
03/11/2025HouseAssigned to Housing Committee
03/12/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
03/12/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
03/13/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Housing Committee
03/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
03/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
03/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
03/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
03/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
03/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
03/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
03/19/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Housing Committee; by Voice Vote
03/19/2025HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Housing Committee; 010-005-000
03/19/2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
03/19/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
03/19/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
03/24/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
03/25/2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
03/25/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
04/02/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
04/02/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
04/03/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
04/07/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Housing Committee
04/07/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Housing Committee; 010-001-000
04/08/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
04/10/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
04/10/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
04/10/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
04/10/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
04/10/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
04/10/2025HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
04/10/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
04/10/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
04/10/2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-038-000
04/10/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
04/10/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
04/14/2025SenateArrive in Senate
04/14/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
04/14/2025SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
04/14/2025SenateFirst Reading
04/14/2025SenateReferred to Assignments
04/29/2025SenateAssigned to Judiciary
05/02/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
05/06/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
05/06/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
05/06/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
05/07/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
05/07/2025SenateDo Pass Judiciary; 008-001-000
05/07/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2025
05/08/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
05/13/2025SenateSecond Reading
05/13/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2025
05/22/2025SenateThird Reading - Passed; 048-007-001
05/22/2025HousePassed Both Houses
06/20/2025HouseSent to the Governor
08/15/2025HouseGovernor Approved
08/15/2025HouseEffective Date January 1, 2026
08/15/2025HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0317