Roll Call: IL HB5523 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly
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Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that it is an affirmative defense to a forcible entry action if the demand for possession is based on: the status of the tenant, lessee, or household member as a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual violence; an incident of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual violence against a tenant, lessee, or household member; or criminal activity engaged in by a member of a tenant's or lessee's household or any guest or other person under the tenant's, lessee's, or household member's control directly relating to domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual violence and against the tenant, lessee, or household member. Provides that the existence of the affirmative defense does not prevent a landlord from seeking possession solely against a tenant, household member, or lessee who perpetrated the violence. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1188 [HB5523 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that it is an affirmative defense to a forcible entry action if the demand for possession is based on: the status of the tenant, lessee, or household member as a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual violence; an incident of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual violence against a tenant, lessee, or household member; or criminal activity engaged in by a member of a tenant's or lessee's household or any guest or other person under the tenant's, lessee's, or household member's control directly relating to domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual violence and against the tenant, lessee, or household member. Provides that the existence of the affirmative defense does not prevent a landlord from seeking possession solely against a tenant, household member, or lessee who perpetrated the violence. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1188 [HB5523 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Vote: Third Reading in Senate
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 54 | 34 | 20 |
| Nay | - | - | - |
| Not Voting | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Absent | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 59 | 37 | 22 |
