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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5456 Introduced , by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Real Estate Transactions Article of the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for a commercial residential property owner to discriminate against a housing grant recipient on the basis of credit score or debt obligation. Effective immediately.
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| | HB5456 | | LRB101 19443 LNS 68915 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning human rights.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 3-102.2 as follows:
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| 6 | | (775 ILCS 5/3-102.2 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3-102.2. Credit score or debt obligation. It is a |
| 8 | | civil rights violation for a commercial residential property |
| 9 | | owner to discriminate against a housing grant recipient on the |
| 10 | | basis of credit score or debt obligation.
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| 11 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 12 | | becoming law.
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