---
type: "Bill"
title: "SECURITY DEPOSIT INTEREST:"
description: "Amends the Security Deposit Interest Act. Provides that the requirement that a lessor pay accumulated interest within 30 days after the end of each 12 month rental period applies to interest that has accumulated to an amount of $5 or more. Provides that the lessor shall pay all interest that has accumulated and remains unpaid, regardless of the amount, upon termination of the tenancy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 1319"
citation: "Illinois HB 1319 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-03"
last_action: "2015-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9c2718e-a00c-49a4-b397-2a37552b41b1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1319&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=85880&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "9c7d5ba7136e647cc5977908e24a24094d472fd1a742edd5cb31bda1700471ac"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 1319 (99th) — SECURITY DEPOSIT INTEREST:

Amends the Security Deposit Interest Act. Provides that the requirement that a lessor pay accumulated interest within 30 days after the end of each 12 month rental period applies to interest that has accumulated to an amount of $5 or more. Provides that the lessor shall pay all interest that has accumulated and remains unpaid, regardless of the amount, upon termination of the tenancy.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB1319&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=85880&DocNum=1319&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB1319eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=85880&DocNum=1319&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB1319enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=85880&DocNum=1319&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **106–7** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lou Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2015-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2015-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-17** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-02-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-007-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-03-05** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-03-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2015-03-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2015-03-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-03-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-08** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2015
- **2015-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-04** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0253 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9c2718e-a00c-49a4-b397-2a37552b41b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).