republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-4204.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CONDOMINIUM OMBUDSPERSON ACT"
description: "Creates the Condominium Ombudsperson Act and amends the State Finance Act. Contains legislative findings and defines terms. Within and under the control of the office of the Attorney General, creates the Office of the Condominium Ombudsperson. Provides that the Ombudsperson shall offer training and educational materials and courses to condominium unit owners, condominium associations, and boards of managers in subjects relevant to the operation and management of condominium property and the rights and duties of a unit owner or unit owners' association. Requires the Ombudsperson to maintain a statewide toll-free telephone number, maintain certain information on the Attorney General's website, and provide information or assistance on matters relating to condominium property. Requires the Attorney General, based upon Ombudsperson recommendations, to report annually to the General Assembly. Provides that every condominium unit owners' association shall pay an annual fee to the Ombudsperson to cover the administration of the Act. Creates the Condominium Ombudsperson Fund as a special fund in the State treasury, to consist of fees received by the Ombudsperson, to be used exclusively for expenditures necessary for the proper administration of the Act. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2017. Effective July 1, 2014."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4204"
citation: "Illinois HB 4204 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-01-13"
last_action: "2014-12-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2347ef4b-75ba-4f97-b5c2-53a0940ef49d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4204&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=78162&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "bb6a5a6329dfa8286529418450686ab97c0d831a4a2c94aeafdcc2a3654fe5b0"
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 4204 (98th) — CONDOMINIUM OMBUDSPERSON ACT

Creates the Condominium Ombudsperson Act and amends the State Finance Act. Contains legislative findings and defines terms. Within and under the control of the office of the Attorney General, creates the Office of the Condominium Ombudsperson. Provides that the Ombudsperson shall offer training and educational materials and courses to condominium unit owners, condominium associations, and boards of managers in subjects relevant to the operation and management of condominium property and the rights and duties of a unit owner or unit owners' association. Requires the Ombudsperson to maintain a statewide toll-free telephone number, maintain certain information on the Attorney General's website, and provide information or assistance on matters relating to condominium property. Requires the Attorney General, based upon Ombudsperson recommendations, to report annually to the General Assembly. Provides that every condominium unit owners' association shall pay an annual fee to the Ombudsperson to cover the administration of the Act. Creates the Condominium Ombudsperson Fund as a special fund in the State treasury, to consist of fees received by the Ombudsperson, to be used exclusively for expenditures necessary for the proper administration of the Act. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2017. Effective July 1, 2014.

## 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=09800HB4204&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78162&DocNum=4204&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4204eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78162&DocNum=4204&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4204enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78162&DocNum=4204&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **60–38** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **44–9** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **109–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elaine Nekritz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `filing`
- **2014-01-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-01-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-01-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2014-01-28** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2014-03-21** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2014-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-04-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-09** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary; 016-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-10** Third Reading - Consideration Postponed `reading-3`
- **2014-04-10** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
- **2014-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 060-038-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2014-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-01** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-13** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2014-05-16** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-13** Re-assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-14** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2014-11-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-11-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-19** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As December 4, 2014
- **2014-11-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-11-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-11-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-11-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-11-19** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-002-001 `committee-passage`
- **2014-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2014-11-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 20, 2014
- **2014-11-20** Third Reading - Passed; 044-009-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-11-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2014-11-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-11-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2014-12-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2014-12-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-12-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2014-12-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 109-004-000
- **2014-12-03** House Concurs
- **2014-12-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-12-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-12-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-12-29** Effective Date July 1, 2016
- **2014-12-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1135 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2347ef4b-75ba-4f97-b5c2-53a0940ef49d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).