Illinois · Senate Bill 3680 · 103rd General Assembly

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SB 3680 Sponsored by Karina Villa Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 9, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 9, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Repeals provisions prohibiting ordinances penalizing tenants who contact the police or other emergency services. Adds provisions prohibiting a county or municipality from enacting a program, ordinance, resolution, or other regulation that: (1) penalizes landlords or tenants, guests, or others for contact with a law enforcement agency; (2) requires or…

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Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Repeals provisions prohibiting ordinances penalizing tenants who contact the police or other emergency services. Adds provisions prohibiting a county or municipality from enacting a program, ordinance, resolution, or other regulation that: (1) penalizes landlords or tenants, guests, or others for contact with a law enforcement agency; (2) requires or encourages landlords to evict or penalize tenants or household members for contact with a law enforcement agency, a criminal conviction, or alleged unlawful conduct, including through cooperating agreements with law enforcement agencies; (3) requires or promotes the use of criminal background checks of prospective and current tenants; (4) defines nuisance behavior to include contact with a law enforcement agency; (5) requires tenants to secure certificates of occupancy as a condition of leasing rental housing or turning on utilities; (6) creates or promotes the use of a registry of individual tenants for the purpose of discouraging landlords from renting to those tenants or otherwise excluding such individuals from rental housing within the subject jurisdiction; (7) penalizes tenants, guests, or others for contact made to police or other emergency services; or (8) requires or promotes the use of a lease addendum that penalizes tenants, guests or others for any of the above-listed conditions or is contrary to or inconsistent with requirements under federal law. Provides that a program, ordinance, resolution, or other regulation that violates the provisions is void and must be repealed no later than one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Allows for legal action to enforce the provisions. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Amends the Housing Authorities Act to make similar changes for housing authorities. Effective immediately.

Every action

37 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 29 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  5. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
  6. SenateSponsor Removed Sen. Ann Gillespie
  7. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
  8. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
  9. CommitteeDo Pass Judiciary; 005-002-000 · Senate Judiciary
  10. SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2024
  11. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  12. SenateSecond Reading
  13. SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2024
  14. SenateSponsor Removed Sen. Lakesia Collins
  15. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
  16. SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa
  17. CommitteeSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  18. CommitteeSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary · Senate Assignments
  19. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
  20. SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 19, 2024
  21. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  22. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  23. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
  24. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  25. SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
  26. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Natalie Toro
  27. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  28. SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
  29. SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 17, 2024
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  3. SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 24, 2024
  4. SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2024
  5. SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 26, 2024
  6. CommitteeSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  7. CommitteePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  8. SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 5, 2024 Senate Judiciary Judiciary - Do Pass
Members

Yes · 5

No · 2

Not voting · 2

 5–2

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 12 cosponsors: 12 Democrats.

All 12 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.