SB1780ham001 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II

Filed: 5/20/2019

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1780

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1780 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by adding Section 3-102.5 as follows:

(775 ILCS 5/3-102.5 new)

Sec. 3-102.5. Arrest record. Unless otherwise authorized by law, it is a civil rights violation to refuse to, due to the fact of an arrest, juvenile record, or criminal history record information ordered expunged, sealed, or impounded under Section 5.2 of the Criminal Identification Act: (1) sell or rent or to otherwise make unavailable or deny a housing accommodation or dwelling to any buyer or renter; or (2) alter the terms, conditions, or privileges of the sale or rental of a housing accommodation or dwelling or the provision of services or facilities in connection with such housing accommodation. The prohibition against the use of an arrest record shall not preclude an owner or any other person engaging in a real estate transaction, or for a real estate broker or salesman, from prohibiting the tenant, a member of the tenant's household, or a guest of the tenant from engaging in unlawful activity on the premises.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".