102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3452
 
Introduced 2/22/2021, by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



New Act
815 ILCS 505/2Z  from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z

     Creates the Emergency Solutions Grant Program Act. Provides that no landlord, mortgage company, rental property owner, or other vendor shall charge an administrative or processing fee on any application for housing submitted by an applicant for assistance provided under the Emergency Solutions Grant Program (formerly the Emergency Shelter Grant Program) established under the federal Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act. Provides that a violation of the Act constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes a conforming change in the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning housing.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Emergency Solutions Grant Program Act.
 
6    Section 5. Prohibited housing application fee. No 
7landlord, mortgage company, rental property owner, or other 
8vendor shall charge an administrative or processing fee on any 
9application for housing submitted by an applicant for 
10assistance provided under the Emergency Solutions Grant 
11Program (formerly the Emergency Shelter Grant Program) 
12established under the federal Homeless Emergency Assistance 
13and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act. Violation of 
14this Act constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer 
15Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
 
16    Section 10. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
17Practices Act is amended by changing Section 2Z as follows:
 



18    (815 ILCS 505/2Z)  (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z)


19    Sec. 2Z. Violations of other Acts. Any person who 
20knowingly violates
the Automotive Repair Act, the Automotive 
21Collision Repair Act,
the Home Repair and Remodeling Act,
the 
 
 
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1Dance Studio Act,
the Physical Fitness Services Act,
the 
2Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act,
the Illinois Union 
3Label Act, the Installment Sales Contract Act,
the Job 
4Referral and Job Listing Services Consumer Protection Act,
the 
5Travel Promotion Consumer Protection Act,
the Credit Services 
6Organizations Act,
the Automatic Telephone Dialers Act,
the 
7Pay-Per-Call Services Consumer Protection Act,
the Telephone 
8Solicitations Act,
the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act,

9the Cemetery Oversight Act, the Cemetery Care Act,
the Safe 
10and Hygienic Bed Act,
the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales 
11Act,
the High Risk Home Loan Act,  the Payday Loan Reform Act, 
12the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act, subsection (a) or (b) of 
13Section 3-10 of the
Cigarette Tax Act, subsection
(a) or (b) of 
14Section 3-10 of the Cigarette Use Tax Act, the Electronic
Mail 
15Act, the Internet Caller Identification Act, paragraph (6)
of

16subsection (k) of Section 6-305 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 
17Section 11-1431, 18d-115, 18d-120, 18d-125, 18d-135,  18d-150, 
18or 18d-153 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, Article 3 of the 
19Residential Real Property Disclosure Act,  the Automatic 
20Contract Renewal Act, the Reverse Mortgage Act, Section 25 of 
21the Youth Mental Health Protection Act, the Personal 
22Information Protection Act, the Emergency Solutions Grant 
23Program Act, or the Student Online Personal Protection Act 
24commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act.

25(Source: P.A. 99-331, eff. 1-1-16; 99-411, eff. 1-1-16; 
2699-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-315, eff. 8-24-17; 100-416, eff. 
 
 
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11-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
 
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
3becoming law.