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Bill LANDLORD RETALIATION ACT 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. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 103rd HB 4768 Illinois HB 4768 (103rd)
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Illinois HB 4768 (103rd) — LANDLORD RETALIATION ACT

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.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Housing — 11–2 (pass) · lower
  • Housing — 12–5 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 62–42 (pass) · lower
  • Judiciary — 9–0 (pass) · lower
  • Concurrence — 63–38 (pass) · lower
  • Judiciary — 6–2 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 34–19 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Karina Villa — primary (person)
  • Will Guzzardi — primary (person)
  • Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
  • Barbara Hernández — cosponsor (person)
  • Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
  • Emanuel "Chris" Welch — cosponsor (person)
  • Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
  • Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
  • Jawaharial Williams — cosponsor (person)
  • Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
  • Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
  • Lilian Jiménez — cosponsor (person)
  • Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
  • Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
  • Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
  • Natalie Toro — cosponsor (person)
  • Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
  • Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
  • Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
  • Yolonda Morris — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-02-05 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi filing
  • 2024-02-06 First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2024-02-14 Assigned to Housing referral-committee
  • 2024-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
  • 2024-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
  • 2024-03-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  • 2024-03-07 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  • 2024-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
  • 2024-03-21 Do Pass / Short Debate Housing; 012-005-000
  • 2024-03-21 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2024-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
  • 2024-04-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
  • 2024-04-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  • 2024-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  • 2024-04-11 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2024-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2024-04-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  • 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
  • 2024-04-16 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-042-002 passage, reading-3
  • 2024-04-17 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2024-04-17 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-04-17 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
  • 2024-04-17 First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-04-17 Referred to Assignments
  • 2024-04-24 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2024-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Natalie Toro
  • 2024-04-30 Postponed - Judiciary
  • 2024-04-30 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
  • 2024-05-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa amendment-introduction
  • 2024-05-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  • 2024-05-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  • 2024-05-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2024-05-08 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 006-002-001
  • 2024-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2024 reading-2
  • 2024-05-08 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  • 2024-05-08 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
  • 2024-05-08 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  • 2024-05-09 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  • 2024-05-14 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2024-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  • 2024-05-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  • 2024-05-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  • 2024-05-17 Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 24, 2024
  • 2024-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  • 2024-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
  • 2024-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 034-019-002 passage, reading-3
  • 2024-05-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  • 2024-05-22 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2024-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  • 2024-05-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Will Guzzardi
  • 2024-05-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2024-05-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Housing
  • 2024-05-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Housing; 011-002-000
  • 2024-05-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 063-038-001
  • 2024-05-25 House Concurs
  • 2024-05-25 Passed Both Houses
  • 2024-06-21 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2024-08-09 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2024-08-09 Effective Date January 1, 2025
  • 2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0831 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/57767aea-9ee8-41a8-9847-e689d0dd683f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).

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