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Bill LANDLORD-REQUIRED LOCK CHANGE Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that after a residential dwelling unit has been vacated by a tenant, a landlord must change the locks of the dwelling unit before it is again occupied and must provide a new tenant with a signed disclosure form acknowledging that this requirement has been met. Provides that if a landlord has not changed the locks, as required, and a theft occurs that is attributable to the landlord's failure to meet that requirement, the landlord is liable for any damages that the tenant incurs as a result of that failure. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 97th HB 1233 Illinois HB 1233 (97th)
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Illinois HB 1233 (97th) — LANDLORD-REQUIRED LOCK CHANGE

Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that after a residential dwelling unit has been vacated by a tenant, a landlord must change the locks of the dwelling unit before it is again occupied and must provide a new tenant with a signed disclosure form acknowledging that this requirement has been met. Provides that if a landlord has not changed the locks, as required, and a theft occurs that is attributable to the landlord's failure to meet that requirement, the landlord is liable for any damages that the tenant incurs as a result of that failure.

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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 560 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1115 (pass) · lower
  • Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 10111 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Rita Mayfield — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2011-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield filing
  • 2011-02-08 First Reading reading-1
  • 2011-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2011-02-14 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee referral-committee
  • 2011-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield amendment-introduction
  • 2011-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2011-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
  • 2011-03-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2011-03-09 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-001-000 committee-passage
  • 2011-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2011-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield amendment-introduction
  • 2011-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2011-03-17 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2011-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2011-03-17 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2011-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2011-03-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-005-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2011-03-31 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2011-03-31 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2011 reading-1
  • 2011-04-04 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  • 2011-04-07 First Reading reading-1
  • 2011-04-07 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2011-04-27 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2011-05-05 Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2011-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
  • 2011-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2011-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
  • 2011-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III amendment-introduction
  • 2011-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2011-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  • 2011-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000
  • 2011-05-25 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
  • 2011-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; E. Jones, III amendment-passage
  • 2011-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  • 2011-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2011-05-26 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2011-05-26 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  • 2011-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Rita Mayfield
  • 2011-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2011-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
  • 2011-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 101-011-000
  • 2011-05-29 Passed Both Houses
  • 2011-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2011-08-22 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2011-08-22 Effective Date January 1, 2012
  • 2011-08-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0470 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9f74e1aa-1993-4d76-9d27-0ad6de23043f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).