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type: "Bill"
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title: "TENANTS RADON PROTECTION"
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description: "Creates the Tenants Radon Protection Act. Provides definitions and makes findings. Provides that before a lease is signed, a landlord shall provide to each tenant in a dwelling unit, on or below the third floor, any records or reports pertaining to radon concentrations within the dwelling unit that present a radon hazard. Provides that before a lease is signed, a landlord shall furnish each prospective tenant with an Illinois Emergency Management Agency radon guide for tenants, a prescribed form of disclosure of information on radon hazards, and any test results. Provides that a landlord has up to 30 days to obtain a radon test after receipt of a tenant's notification of a test revealing radon. Provides that a measurement by a radon contractor is valid for 5 years. Provides that nothing implies an obligation on a landlord or a tenant to conduct any radon testing. Provides that this is a limitation on home rule powers. Contains other provisions. Effective January 1, 2012."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "HB 141"
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citation: "Illinois HB 141 (97th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 47
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2011-01-13"
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last_action: "2011-06-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69cd4605-0911-491f-9884-8a336ed6693a"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=141&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54704&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "05c5303f095a1b02420bfc2926f128e83ff2455915c6bf278104055bd97171c5"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 141 (97th) — TENANTS RADON PROTECTION
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Creates the Tenants Radon Protection Act. Provides definitions and makes findings. Provides that before a lease is signed, a landlord shall provide to each tenant in a dwelling unit, on or below the third floor, any records or reports pertaining to radon concentrations within the dwelling unit that present a radon hazard. Provides that before a lease is signed, a landlord shall furnish each prospective tenant with an Illinois Emergency Management Agency radon guide for tenants, a prescribed form of disclosure of information on radon hazards, and any test results. Provides that a landlord has up to 30 days to obtain a radon test after receipt of a tenant's notification of a test revealing radon. Provides that a measurement by a radon contractor is valid for 5 years. Provides that nothing implies an obligation on a landlord or a tenant to conduct any radon testing. Provides that this is a limitation on home rule powers. Contains other provisions. Effective January 1, 2012.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0141&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54704&DocNum=141&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0141eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54704&DocNum=141&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0141enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54704&DocNum=141&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Dan Reitz — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-01-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz `filing`
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- **2011-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-01-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Environmental Health Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
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- **2011-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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- **2011-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
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- **2011-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
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- **2011-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
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- **2011-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
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- **2011-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
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- **2011-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
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- **2011-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
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- **2011-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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- **2011-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
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- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
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- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
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- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
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- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
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- **2011-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz `amendment-introduction`
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- **2011-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environmental Health Committee
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- **2011-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environmental Health Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2011-03-10** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environmental Health Committee; 012-002-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
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- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2011-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-31** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
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- **2011-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-31** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-04-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
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- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
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- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
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- **2011-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2011-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-05-12** Passed Both Houses
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- **2011-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-06-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2011-06-28** Effective Date January 1, 2012
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- **2011-06-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0021 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69cd4605-0911-491f-9884-8a336ed6693a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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