Illinois · Senate Bill 2884 · 104th General Assembly

LANDLORD/TENANT-VARIOUS

SB 2884 Sponsored by Graciela Guzmán In committee

  1. Introduced Jan 16, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 16, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  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.

Creates the Let the People Lift the Ban Act. Includes legislative findings and purpose. Defines terms. Excludes specified types of residences and occupancies from the Act. Includes provisions relating to rental agreements, tenant and landlord rights and obligations, tenant and landlord remedies, security deposits, retaliatory conduct, lockouts, and conflict with other provisions of law. Amends the Rent Control…

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Creates the Let the People Lift the Ban Act. Includes legislative findings and purpose. Defines terms. Excludes specified types of residences and occupancies from the Act. Includes provisions relating to rental agreements, tenant and landlord rights and obligations, tenant and landlord remedies, security deposits, retaliatory conduct, lockouts, and conflict with other provisions of law. Amends the Rent Control Preemption Act. Provides that a prohibition on a unit of local government enacting, maintaining, or enforcing an ordinance or resolution that would have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential or commercial property does not apply if the voters of the unit of local government have approved a referendum allowing rent control. Adds provisions about local rent control regulation, including regulation within a district, precinct, ward, or other similar subdivision of a unit of local government. Changes the home rule preemption of the Act to concurrent exercise of home rule powers by a unit rather than exclusive exercise by the State. Repeals the Retaliatory Eviction Act. Effective immediately.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Graciela Guzmán
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  7. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 6 Democrats.

All 6 cosponsors

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