IL HB4768 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)
Status: Passed on August 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0831
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)
Status: Passed on August 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0831
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Creates the Landlord Retaliation Act. Declares that it is against the public policy of the State for a landlord to take retaliatory action against a tenant. Prohibits a landlord from knowingly terminating a tenancy, increasing rent, decreasing services, bringing or threatening to bring a lawsuit against a tenant for possessing or refusing to renew a lease or tenancy because the tenant has in good faith has taken certain actions, including but not limited to (i) complaining of code violations applicable to the premises to the relevant governmental agency responsible for enforcement of a building, housing, health, or similar code; (ii) complaining of a building, housing, health, or similar code violation, or an illegal landlord practice to a community organization or the news media; or (iii) complaining or requesting the landlord to make repairs to the premises as required by a building code, health ordinance, other regulation, or the residential rental agreement. Creates remedies for violation by a landlord including damages, punitive damages, or recovering possession of the premises. Creates an affirmative defense under the Code of Civil Procedure in eviction actions if a landlord violates the Landlord Retaliation Act. Repeals the Retaliatory Eviction Act. Makes other changes.
Title
LANDLORD RETALIATION ACT
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-05-25 - House - Concurrence in House (Y: 63 N: 38 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-05-22 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 34 N: 19 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-16 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 62 N: 42 NV: 8 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-05-22 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 34 N: 19 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-16 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 62 N: 42 NV: 8 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-09 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0831 |
| 2024-08-09 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2025 |
| 2024-08-09 | House | Governor Approved |
| 2024-06-21 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 2024-05-25 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 2024-05-25 | House | House Concurs |
| 2024-05-25 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 063-038-001 |
| 2024-05-23 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Housing; 011-002-000 |
| 2024-05-23 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Housing |
| 2024-05-22 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-05-22 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 2024-05-22 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 2024-05-22 | House | Arrived in House |
| 2024-05-22 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| 2024-05-22 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 034-019-002 |
| 2024-05-21 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| 2024-05-21 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 2024-05-17 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 24, 2024 |
| 2024-05-15 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 2024-05-15 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 2024-05-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 2024-05-14 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2024-05-09 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| 2024-05-08 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 2024-05-08 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 2024-05-08 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson |
| 2024-05-08 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2024 |
| 2024-05-08 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 006-002-001 |
| 2024-05-07 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 2024-05-07 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary |
| 2024-05-07 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 2024-05-07 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa |
| 2024-04-30 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024 |
| 2024-04-30 | Senate | Postponed - Judiciary |
| 2024-04-30 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Natalie Toro |
| 2024-04-24 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2024-04-16 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-042-002 |
| 2024-04-16 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 2024-04-12 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 2024-04-11 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-04-11 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 2024-04-10 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 2024-04-10 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 2024-03-22 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
| 2024-03-21 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-03-21 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Housing; 012-005-000 |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 2024-02-14 | House | Assigned to Housing |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-02-06 | House | First Reading |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 735 | 5 | 9-106.4 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 765 | 720 | Act | Repealed Code | Citation Text |
