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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
55-1005.10 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1005.10 new)
7    Sec. 5-1005.10. Ordinances penalizing tenants who contact
8police or other emergency services prohibited.
9    (a) Definitions. As used in this Section:
10    "Contact" includes any communication made by a tenant,
11landlord, guest, neighbor, or other individual to police or
12other emergency services.
13    "Criminal activity" means a violation of the Criminal Code
14of 2012, of the Cannabis Control Act, of the Illinois
15Controlled Substances Act, or of the Methamphetamine Control
16and Community Protection Act.
17    "Disability" means, with respect to a person:
18        (1) a physical or mental impairment which
19substantially limits one or more of such person's major life
20activities;
21        (2) a record of having such an impairment; or
22        (3) being regarded as having such an impairment, but
23such term does not include current, illegal use of or addiction

 

 

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1to a controlled substance, as defined in the federal Controlled
2Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. 802.
3    "Domestic violence", "landlord", "sexual violence", and
4"tenant" have the meanings provided under Section 10 of the
5Safe Homes Act.
6    "Dwelling unit" has the meaning provided under subsection
7(a) of Section 15 of the Landlord and Tenant Act.
8    "Penalizes" includes, but is not limited to:
9        (1) assessment of fees or fines;
10        (2) revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal of any
11    license or permit required for the rental or occupancy of
12    any dwelling unit;
13        (3) termination or denial of a subsidized housing
14    contract or housing subsidy; and
15        (4) termination or nonrenewal of a residential lease
16    agreement.
17    "Subsidized housing" has the meaning provided under
18subsection (a) of Section 9-119 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
19    (b) Protection.
20        (1) No county shall enact or enforce an ordinance or
21    regulation that penalizes tenants or landlords based on:
22            (A) contact made to police or other emergency
23        services, if (i) the contact was made with the intent
24        to prevent or respond to domestic violence or sexual
25        violence; (ii) the intervention or emergency
26        assistance was needed to respond to or prevent domestic

 

 

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1        violence or sexual violence; or (iii) the contact was
2        made by, on behalf of, or otherwise concerns an
3        individual with a disability and the purpose of the
4        contact was related to that individual's disability;
5            (B) an incident or incidents of actual or
6        threatened domestic violence or sexual violence
7        against a tenant, household member, or guest occurring
8        in the dwelling unit or on the premises; or
9            (C) criminal activity or a local ordinance
10        violation occurring in the dwelling unit or on the
11        premises that is directly relating to domestic
12        violence or sexual violence, engaged in by a tenant,
13        member of a tenant's household, guest, or other party,
14        and against a tenant, household member, guest, or other
15        party.
16        (2) Nothing with respect to this Section: (A) limits
17    enforcement of Section 15.2 of the Emergency Telephone
18    System Act, Article 26 of the Criminal Code of 2012, or
19    Article IX of the Code of Civil Procedure; (B) prohibits
20    counties from enacting or enforcing ordinances to penalize
21    landlords or tenants on the basis of the underlying
22    criminal activity or a local ordinance violation not
23    covered by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of this Section
24    and to the extent otherwise permitted by State and federal
25    law; or (C) limits or prohibits the eviction of or
26    imposition of penalties against the perpetrator of the

 

 

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1    domestic violence, sexual violence, or other criminal
2    activity.
3    (c) Remedies. If a county enacts or enforces an ordinance
4or regulation against a tenant or landlord in violation of
5subsection (b), the tenant or landlord may bring a civil action
6to seek any one or more of the following remedies:
7        (1) an order invalidating the ordinance or regulation
8    to the extent required to bring the ordinance or regulation
9    into compliance with the requirements of subsection (b);
10        (2) compensatory damages;
11        (3) reasonable attorney fees and court costs; or
12        (4) other equitable relief as the court may deem
13    appropriate and just.
14    (d) Home rule. This Section is a denial and limitation of
15home rule powers and functions under subsection (g) of Section
166 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
 
17    Section 10. The Township Code is amended by adding Section
1885-56 as follows:
 
19    (60 ILCS 1/85-56 new)
20    Sec. 85-56. Ordinances penalizing tenants who contact
21police or other emergency services prohibited.
22    (a) Definitions. As used in this Section:
23    "Contact" includes any communication made by a tenant,
24landlord, guest, neighbor, or other individual to police or

 

 

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1other emergency services.
2    "Criminal activity" means a violation of the Criminal Code
3of 2012, of the Cannabis Control Act, of the Illinois
4Controlled Substances Act, or of the Methamphetamine Control
5and Community Protection Act.
6    "Disability" means, with respect to a person:
7        (1) a physical or mental impairment which
8substantially limits one or more of such person's major life
9activities;
10        (2) a record of having such an impairment; or
11        (3) being regarded as having such an impairment, but
12such term does not include current, illegal use of or addiction
13to a controlled substance, as defined in the federal Controlled
14Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. 802.
15    "Domestic violence", "landlord", "sexual violence", and
16"tenant", have the meanings provided under Section 10 of the
17Safe Homes Act.
18    "Dwelling unit" has the meaning provided under subsection
19(a) of Section 15 of the Landlord and Tenant Act.
20    "Penalizes" includes, but is not limited to:
21        (1) assessment of fees or fines;
22        (2) revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal of any
23    license or permit required for the rental or occupancy of
24    any dwelling unit;
25        (3) termination or denial of a subsidized housing
26    contract or housing subsidy; and

 

 

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1        (4) termination or nonrenewal of a residential lease
2    agreement.
3    "Subsidized housing" has the meaning provided under
4subsection (a) of Section 9-119 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
5    (b) Protection.
6        (1) No township shall enact or enforce an ordinance or
7    regulation that penalizes tenants or landlords based on:
8            (A) contact made to police or other emergency
9        services, if (i) the contact was made with the intent
10        to prevent or respond to domestic violence or sexual
11        violence; (ii) the intervention or emergency
12        assistance was needed to respond to or prevent domestic
13        violence or sexual violence; or (iii) the contact was
14        made by, on behalf of, or otherwise concerns an
15        individual with a disability and the purpose of the
16        contact was related to that individual's disability;
17            (B) an incident or incidents of actual or
18        threatened domestic violence or sexual violence
19        against a tenant, household member, or guest occurring
20        in the dwelling unit or on the premises; or
21            (C) criminal activity or a local ordinance
22        violation occurring in the dwelling unit or on the
23        premises that is directly relating to domestic
24        violence or sexual violence, engaged in by a tenant,
25        member of a tenant's household, guest, or other party,
26        and against a tenant, household member, guest, or other

 

 

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1        party.
2        (2) Nothing with respect to this Section: (A) limits
3    enforcement of Section 15.2 of the Emergency Telephone
4    System Act, Article 26 of the Criminal Code of 2012, or
5    Article IX of the Code of Civil Procedure; (B) prohibits
6    townships from enacting or enforcing ordinances to
7    penalize landlords or tenants on the basis of the
8    underlying criminal activity or a local ordinance
9    violation not covered by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of
10    this Section and to the extent otherwise permitted by State
11    and federal law; or (C) limits or prohibits the eviction of
12    or imposition of penalties against the perpetrator of the
13    domestic violence, sexual violence, or other criminal
14    activity.
15    (c) Remedies. If a township enacts or enforces an ordinance
16or regulation against a tenant or landlord in violation of
17subsection (b), the tenant or landlord may bring a civil action
18to seek any one or more of the following remedies:
19        (1) an order invalidating the ordinance or regulation
20    to the extent required to bring the ordinance or regulation
21    into compliance with the requirements of subsection (b);
22        (2) compensatory damages;
23        (3) reasonable attorney fees and court costs; or
24        (4) other equitable relief as the court may deem
25    appropriate and just.
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
2adding Section 1-2-1.5 as follows:
 
3    (65 ILCS 5/1-2-1.5 new)
4    Sec. 1-2-1.5. Ordinances penalizing tenants who contact
5police or other emergency services prohibited.
6    (a) Definitions. As used in this Section:
7    "Contact" includes any communication made by a tenant,
8landlord, guest, neighbor, or other individual to police or
9other emergency services.
10    "Criminal activity" means a violation of the Criminal Code
11of 2012, of the Cannabis Control Act, of the Illinois
12Controlled Substances Act, or of the Methamphetamine Control
13and Community Protection Act.
14    "Disability" means, with respect to a person:
15        (1) a physical or mental impairment which
16substantially limits one or more of such person's major life
17activities;
18        (2) a record of having such an impairment; or
19        (3) being regarded as having such an impairment, but
20such term does not include current, illegal use of or addiction
21to a controlled substance, as defined in the federal Controlled
22Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. 802.
23    "Domestic violence", "landlord", "sexual violence", and
24"tenant" have the meanings provided under Section 10 of the
25Safe Homes Act.

 

 

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1    "Dwelling unit" has the meaning provided under subsection
2(a) of Section 15 of the Landlord and Tenant Act.
3    "Penalizes" includes, but is not limited to:
4        (1) assessment of fees or fines;
5        (2) revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal of any
6    license or permit required for the rental or occupancy of
7    any dwelling unit;
8        (3) termination or denial of a subsidized housing
9    contract or housing subsidy; and
10        (4) termination or nonrenewal of a residential lease
11    agreement.
12    "Subsidized housing" has the meaning provided under
13subsection (a) of Section 9-119 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
14    (b) Protection.
15        (1) No municipality shall enact or enforce an ordinance
16    or regulation that penalizes tenants or landlords based on:
17            (A) contact made to police or other emergency
18        services, if (i) the contact was made with the intent
19        to prevent or respond to domestic violence or sexual
20        violence; (ii) the intervention or emergency
21        assistance was needed to respond to or prevent domestic
22        violence or sexual violence; or (iii) the contact was
23        made by, on behalf of, or otherwise concerns an
24        individual with a disability and the purpose of the
25        contact was related to that individual's disability;
26            (B) an incident or incidents of actual or

 

 

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1        threatened domestic violence or sexual violence
2        against a tenant, household member, or guest occurring
3        in the dwelling unit or on the premises; or
4            (C) criminal activity or a local ordinance
5        violation occurring in the dwelling unit or on the
6        premises that is directly relating to domestic
7        violence or sexual violence, engaged in by a tenant,
8        member of a tenant's household, guest, or other party,
9        and against a tenant, household member, guest, or other
10        party.
11        (2) Nothing with respect to this Section: (A) limits
12    enforcement of Section 15.2 of the Emergency Telephone
13    System Act, Article 26 of the Criminal Code of 2012, or
14    Article IX of the Code of Civil Procedure; (B) prohibits
15    municipalities from enacting or enforcing ordinances to
16    penalize landlords or tenants on the basis of the
17    underlying criminal activity or a local ordinance
18    violation not covered by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of
19    this Section and to the extent otherwise permitted by State
20    and federal law; or (C) limits or prohibits the eviction of
21    or imposition of penalties against the perpetrator of the
22    domestic violence, sexual violence, or other criminal
23    activity.
24    (c) Remedies. If a municipality enacts or enforces an
25ordinance or regulation against a tenant or landlord in
26violation of subsection (b), the tenant or landlord may bring a

 

 

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1civil action to seek any one or more of the following remedies:
2        (1) an order invalidating the ordinance or regulation
3    to the extent required to bring the ordinance or regulation
4    into compliance with the requirements of subsection (b);
5        (2) compensatory damages;
6        (3) reasonable attorney fees and court costs; or
7        (4) other equitable relief as the court may deem
8    appropriate and just.
9    (d) Home rule. This Section is a denial and limitation of
10home rule powers and functions under subsection (g) of Section
116 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect 90 days
13after becoming law.