Bill Status of HB4650  93rd General Assembly

Short Description:  LANDLORD RESPONSIBILITY-TECH

House Sponsors
Rep. Annazette Collins - Lovana Jones - Constance A. Howard - Patricia Bailey - Deborah L. Graham

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  4/2/2004HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Lost 045-069-003

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act


Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Landlord Responsibility Act. Contains only a short title provision.

House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Tabled 4/1/2004)
Deletes reference to:
New Act
Adds reference to:
720 ILCS 5/12-5.1from Ch. 38, par. 12-5.1

Deletes all. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that whenever, under any agreement, either written or verbal, a landlord or his or her agent charges a tenant for any water, gas, or electrical service and the tenant pays the landlord for the utility service and the landlord or his or her agent does not pay the utility company for the service and the utility company terminates service and as a result of the termination of utility service, the landlord knows or reasonably should know that the health or safety of the tenant is endangered, the landlord is guilty of the offense of criminal housing management.

House Floor Amendment No. 4
Deletes all. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a landlord, or his or her agent, commits the offense of criminal housing management when, under an agreement, the landlord or agent charges a tenant for gas, water, or electrical utility service and: (1) the landlord or agent fails to pay the utility company for the service, resulting in termination of that utility service to the tenant's residence; and (2) the termination of utility service is not corrected within 24 hours after it was terminated, unless the delay is caused by an act of God or other occurrence through no fault of the landlord or agent; and (3) the termination of utility service endangers the health or safety of the tenant or a member of the tenant's household (instead of providing that a landlord commits criminal housing management when, under an agreement, the landlord or agent charges a tenant for utility service, the tenant pays the landlord for that service, the landlord or agent does not pay the utility company, the utility company terminates service, and as a result of that termination the landlord knows or reasonably should know that the health or safety of the tenant is endangered). Provides that the amendatory provisions are not intended to authorize the resale of water, gas, or electrical service if that resale is otherwise prohibited. Provides that "landlord" includes the owner or lessor of a building containing 3 or more residential units (instead of simply a building). Provides that a first conviction of a landlord or agent is a petty offense; a second conviction is a business offense subject to a fine not to exceed $1,500; and a third or subsequent conviction is a Class A misdemeanor (instead of providing that a first conviction is a Class A misdemeanor and a subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony).

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/4/2004HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Annazette Collins
  2/4/2004HouseFirst Reading
  2/4/2004HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/3/2004HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  3/3/2004HouseMotion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
  3/4/2004HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  3/4/2004HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/4/2004HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
  3/4/2004HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  3/23/2004HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
  3/24/2004HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Annazette Collins
  3/24/2004HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/24/2004HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Annazette Collins
  3/24/2004HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/25/2004HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
  3/25/2004HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
  3/30/2004HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Annazette Collins
  3/30/2004HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/31/2004HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
  3/31/2004HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  3/31/2004HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Annazette Collins
  3/31/2004HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Withdrawn by Rep. Annazette Collins
  3/31/2004HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote
  3/31/2004HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  4/1/2004HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed to Table Rep. Annazette Collins
  4/1/2004HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Referred to Rules Committee
  4/1/2004HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
  4/1/2004HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Amendment - Prevailed by Voice Vote
  4/2/2004HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
  4/2/2004HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
  4/2/2004HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
  4/2/2004HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Lost 045-069-003