Date	Chamber	Action
2/18/2025	House	Referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

50 ILCS 825/5

50 ILCS 825/6 new

50 ILCS 825/10

765 ILCS 720/Act rep.

765 ILCS 745/18

from Ch. 80, par. 218

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Let the People Lift the Ban Act. Includes legislative findings and purpose. Defines terms. Excludes specified types of residences and occupancies from the Act. Includes provisions relating to rental agreements, tenant and landlord rights and obligations, tenant and landlord remedies, security deposits, retaliatory conduct, lockouts, and conflict with other provisions of law. Amends the Rent Control Preemption Act. Provides that a prohibition on a unit of local government enacting, maintaining, or enforcing an ordinance or resolution that would have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential or commercial property does not apply if the voters of the unit of local government have approved a referendum allowing rent control. Adds provisions about local rent control regulation, including regulation within a district, precinct, ward, or other similar subdivision of a unit of local government. Changes the home rule preemption of the Act to concurrent exercise of home rule powers by a unit rather than exclusive exercise by the State. Repeals the Retaliatory Eviction Act. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/7/2025	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2/18/2025	House	First Reading
2/18/2025	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/12/2025	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
3/12/2025	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
3/18/2025	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
3/20/2025	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
3/20/2025	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh

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