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type: "Bill"
title: "SAFE HOMES-INFO DISCLOSE PNLTY"
description: "Amends the Safe Homes Act. Provides that a landlord may not disclose to others that a tenant or a member of the tenant's household exercised rights under the Act or any information provided by them to the landlord under the Act, except in civil proceedings or when the tenant or a member of the tenant's household who is the victim waives this restriction. Provides that furnishing evidence to support a claim of domestic or sexual violence against a tenant or a household member shall not waive any confidentiality or privilege that may exist between the victim and a third party. Provides that certain remedies available to a landlord or tenant are the sole and exclusive remedies for violations of the lock-change provisions of the Act (instead of providing that those remedies provided to a landlord or tenant are \"sole and exclusive\" without regard to the type of violation). Provides that a landlord who violates these provisions by disclosing confidential information is liable for damages resulting from the disclosure or $2,000, whichever is greater, along with attorney's fees and costs. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2287"
citation: "Illinois SB 2287 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 63
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-02-14"
last_action: "2008-10-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/519fd37a-d672-4c9a-8f5c-9cc4cbac0ae6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2287&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=36212&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "38700b5537cf31488ddc89af7f750425bc7be4f9281ade7a2c3a9438f7da8a01"
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 SB 2287 (95th) — SAFE HOMES-INFO DISCLOSE PNLTY
Amends the Safe Homes Act. Provides that a landlord may not disclose to others that a tenant or a member of the tenant's household exercised rights under the Act or any information provided by them to the landlord under the Act, except in civil proceedings or when the tenant or a member of the tenant's household who is the victim waives this restriction. Provides that furnishing evidence to support a claim of domestic or sexual violence against a tenant or a household member shall not waive any confidentiality or privilege that may exist between the victim and a third party. Provides that certain remedies available to a landlord or tenant are the sole and exclusive remedies for violations of the lock-change provisions of the Act (instead of providing that those remedies provided to a landlord or tenant are "sole and exclusive" without regard to the type of violation). Provides that a landlord who violates these provisions by disclosing confidential information is liable for damages resulting from the disclosure or $2,000, whichever is greater, along with attorney's fees and costs. Effective immediately.
## 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=09500SB2287&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36212&DocNum=2287&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2287eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36212&DocNum=2287&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2287enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36212&DocNum=2287&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **8425** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **410** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)
- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
- Kwame Raoul — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-02-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `filing`
- **2008-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-14** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2008-03-05** Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law
- **2008-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Civil Law; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008
- **2008-03-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2008-04-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
- **2008-04-10** Sponsor Removed Sen. Heather Steans
- **2008-04-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
- **2008-04-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2008-04-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2008-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2008-04-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2008-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2008
- **2008-04-17** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2008-04-17** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2008-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2008-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2008-05-06** Assigned to Housing and Urban Development Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-09** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Housing and Urban Development Committee; 006-000-002 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2008-05-31** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2008-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-025-005 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2008-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 31, 2008
- **2008-07-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kwame Raoul `filing`
- **2008-07-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-10** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2008-07-10** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-July 10, 2008
- **2008-07-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 010-000-000
- **2008-07-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2008-07-10** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-07-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 041-000-000
- **2008-07-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-08-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-10-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-10-06** Effective Date October 6, 2008
- **2008-10-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0999 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/519fd37a-d672-4c9a-8f5c-9cc4cbac0ae6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).