Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
8.9 KiB
type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags
| type | title | description | jurisdiction | legislature | session | identifier | citation | classification | subjects | status | primary_sponsors | version_count | action_count | vote_count | first_action | last_action | source | source_identifier | source_url | source_hash | vintage | source_snapshot | retrieved_at | confidence | tags | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS-NEW | Creates the Bill of Rights for the Homeless Act. Sets forth certain rights of homeless persons. Provides that in any civil action alleging a violation of the Act, the court may award appropriate injunctive and declaratory relief, actual damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to make corresponding changes. Defines "housing status" as the status of having or not having a fixed or regular residence, including the status of living on the streets, in a shelter, or in a temporary residence. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 98th | SB 1210 | Illinois SB 1210 (98th) |
|
enacted | 3 | 73 | 3 | 2013-01-30 | 2013-08-22 | openstates | ocd-bill/0fdc073c-bd40-4620-b140-de8bf0900b7a | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1210&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=71381&SessionID=85&GA=98 | f322201d560b86cb2c3d38fe238e4a6f82263ea58cfb17c3d0183cdb383093ef | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
|
Illinois SB 1210 (98th) — HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS-NEW
Creates the Bill of Rights for the Homeless Act. Sets forth certain rights of homeless persons. Provides that in any civil action alleging a violation of the Act, the court may award appropriate injunctive and declaratory relief, actual damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to make corresponding changes. Defines "housing status" as the status of having or not having a fixed or regular residence, including the status of living on the streets, in a shelter, or in a temporary residence.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 41–11 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 76–33 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — 48–7 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- André M. Thapedi — cosponsor (person)
- Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Charles E. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Derrick Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2013-01-30 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
filing - 2013-01-30 First Reading
reading-1 - 2013-01-30 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2013-02-07 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2013-02-27 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2013-03-05 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2013-03-07 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- 2013-03-12 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2013-03-19 Do Pass Judiciary; 007-004-001
committee-passage - 2013-03-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2013
- 2013-03-21 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2013-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2013
- 2013-03-21 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- 2013-04-12 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2013-04-18 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- 2013-04-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
amendment-introduction - 2013-04-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2013-04-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- 2013-04-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- 2013-04-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- 2013-04-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 011-000-000
- 2013-04-25 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2013-04-25 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2013-04-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Silverstein
amendment-passage - 2013-04-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2013-04-25 Third Reading - Passed; 041-011-001
reading-3, passage - 2013-04-26 Arrived in House
introduction - 2013-04-30 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- 2013-04-30 First Reading
reading-1 - 2013-04-30 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2013-04-30 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2013-05-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
amendment-introduction - 2013-05-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2013-05-01 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- 2013-05-01 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- 2013-05-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- 2013-05-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2013-05-08 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000
committee-passage - 2013-05-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2013-05-08 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- 2013-05-08 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- 2013-05-08 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- 2013-05-08 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
- 2013-05-08 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- 2013-05-08 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- 2013-05-09 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2013-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2013-05-09 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- 2013-05-09 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2013-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- 2013-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- 2013-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- 2013-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2013-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- 2013-05-10 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-033-000
reading-3, passage - 2013-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- 2013-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- 2013-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2013-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
- 2013-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- 2013-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- 2013-05-14 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- 2013-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 15, 2013
- 2013-05-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
filing - 2013-05-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2013-05-23 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2013-05-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
- 2013-05-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 048-007-000
- 2013-05-28 Passed Both Houses
- 2013-06-26 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2013-08-22 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2013-08-22 Effective Date August 22, 2013
- 2013-08-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0516
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0fdc073c-bd40-4620-b140-de8bf0900b7a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).