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1		AN ACT concerning property.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The Electric Vehicle Charging Act is amended by
5		changing Section 10 as follows:
6		(765 ILCS 1085/10)
7		Sec. 10. Applicability.
8		(a) For the purposes of Sections 20 and 25, this Act
9		applies to newly constructed single-family homes and
10		multifamily residential buildings that have parking spaces and
11		are constructed after the effective date of this Act.
12		(b) For the purposes of Sections 30 and 35, this Act
13		applies to unit owners, tenants, landlords, and associations
14		of both newly constructed and existing single-family homes and
15		multifamily residential buildings that have parking spaces.
16		(c) The provisions of this Act do not apply to any tiny
17		home for veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
18		and in need of secure, long-term affordable housing, if that
19		tiny home is constructed by a non-profit organization
20		described in Section 501(c)(3) or Section 501(c)(19) of the
21		Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that exclusively funds and
22		administers tiny homes for veterans. Every county and
23		municipality which has the power to issue building permits and

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1		otherwise control the construction of buildings shall require
2		by ordinance that an applicant seeking a building permit to
3		construct tiny homes for at-risk veterans must include with
4		the permit application a completed and signed affidavit
5		stating that all buildings constructed under the permit are
6		designated for the exclusive use of qualifying veterans who
7		are homeless or at risk of homelessness and in need of secure,
8		long-term affordable housing. No county or municipality,
9		including a home rule unit, shall adopt any building code or
10		ordinance that requires EV-capable parking spaces for tiny
11		homes constructed for the purpose of providing affordable
12		housing for at-risk veterans as provided in this subsection.
13		This subsection is a limitation under subsection (i) of
14		Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
15		concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
16		exercised by the State.
17		As used in this subsection:
18		"Tiny home" means an individual, detached residential
19		dwelling unit of no more than 800 square feet, occupying a lot
20		either by itself or sharing a common lot with other tiny homes.
21		"Tiny home" does not include a manufactured home as defined in
22		the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act. "Tiny home"
23		does not include a single unit in a small multifamily
24		residence or a large multifamily residence.
25		"Veteran" means a person who served in and who has
26		received an honorable or general discharge from, the United

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1		States Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marines, Coast
2		Guard, or reserves thereof, or who served in the Army National
3		Guard, Air National Guard, or Illinois National Guard.
4		(Source: P.A. 103-53, eff. 1-1-24; 103-572, eff. 1-1-24.)