republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-2594.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "HOME REPAIR ACT-CONTRACT TERM"
description: "Amends the Home Repair and Remodeling Act. Requires a person engaged in the business of home repair and remodeling, that prepares or presents a written offer for home repair and remodeling to a consumer, to advise the consumer before the contract or agreement is accepted and executed of the presence of any contractual provision that requires the consumer to: (i) submit all contract or agreement disputes to binding arbitration in place of a hearing in court before a judge or jury; and (ii) waive his or her right to a trial by jury. Provides that the consumer shall be given the option of accepting or rejecting both the binding arbitration clause and the jury trial waiver clause before the contract or agreement is accepted and executed by the consumer. Provides that failure to advise a consumer of the presence of the binding arbitration clause or the jury trial waiver clause or to secure the necessary acceptance, rejection or consumer signature shall render null and void each clause that has not been accepted or rejected and signed by the consumer. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2006."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 2594"
citation: "Illinois HB 2594 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2005-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/766a7789-2f91-4b98-98c7-a5e77341d699"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2594&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=18595&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "deececb8db97ebc5af6da84961378c194aa0d0910411e1dd4fe34413ee91414c"
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 2594 (94th) — HOME REPAIR ACT-CONTRACT TERM

Amends the Home Repair and Remodeling Act. Requires a person engaged in the business of home repair and remodeling, that prepares or presents a written offer for home repair and remodeling to a consumer, to advise the consumer before the contract or agreement is accepted and executed of the presence of any contractual provision that requires the consumer to: (i) submit all contract or agreement disputes to binding arbitration in place of a hearing in court before a judge or jury; and (ii) waive his or her right to a trial by jury. Provides that the consumer shall be given the option of accepting or rejecting both the binding arbitration clause and the jury trial waiver clause before the contract or agreement is accepted and executed by the consumer. Provides that failure to advise a consumer of the presence of the binding arbitration clause or the jury trial waiver clause or to secure the necessary acceptance, rejection or consumer signature shall render null and void each clause that has not been accepted or rejected and signed by the consumer. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2006.

## 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=09400HB2594&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18595&DocNum=2594&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2594eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18595&DocNum=2594&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2594enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18595&DocNum=2594&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- William Delgado — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Delgado `filing`
- **2005-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-23** Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 010-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Delgado `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2005-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass Housing & Community Affairs; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-08** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0490 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/766a7789-2f91-4b98-98c7-a5e77341d699`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).