Bill Status of HB 55   94th General Assembly

Short Description:  ENVIR BARRIERS ACT-ACCESS

House Sponsors
Rep. Joe Dunn

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Kirk W. Dillard and Pamela J. Althoff)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  7/21/2005HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0283

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
410 ILCS 25/5from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3715

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Environmental Barriers Act. Provides that new housing subject to regulation under the Act shall be constructed in compliance with specified accessibility guidelines.

House Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Inserts provisions substantially similar to those of HB 55, except provides that dwelling units and public and common use areas serving persons with disabilities in all multi-unit buildings not defined as multi-story buildings shall comply with the accessibility standards for new construction if the building consists of 4 or more dwelling units, whether for rent or sale. Provides that new construction of multi-unit housing may be subject to the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act. Deletes language providing that if there are separate entrances for ground floor units, each entrance shall be accessible.

House Amendment No. 2
Provides that the provision requiring new housing to be constructed in compliance with all applicable regulations and certain technical requirements does not apply within any unit of local government that by ordinance, rule, or regulation prescribes requirements to increase and facilitate access to the built environment by environmentally limited persons that are more stringent than those contained in the Act prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that in the case where the new housing and the new housing not defined as multi-story for purposes of the Act is a building in which 4 or more dwelling units or sleeping units intended to be occupied as a residence are contained within a single structure, the new housing shall be constructed in compliance with all applicable regulations and the technical requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines and the Supplement to Notice of Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines: Questions and Answers about the Guidelines. Deletes the specific technical requirements provided under the Accessibility Guidelines promulgated by the federal government under the Fair Housing Act.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/5/2005HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Joe Dunn
  1/12/2005HouseFirst Reading
  1/12/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/26/2005HouseAssigned to Housing and Urban Development Committee
  2/8/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
  2/23/2005HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
  3/8/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Housing and Urban Development Committee
  3/8/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Housing and Urban Development Committee
  3/8/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Housing and Urban Development Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/8/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Housing and Urban Development Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/8/2005HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Housing and Urban Development Committee; 013-000-000
  3/9/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  3/15/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  3/15/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  3/16/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
  3/17/2005SenateArrive in Senate
  3/17/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  3/17/2005SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
  3/17/2005SenateFirst Reading
  3/17/2005SenateReferred to Rules
  4/13/2005SenateAssigned to Housing & Community Affairs
  4/20/2005SenatePostponed - Housing & Community Affairs
  4/20/2005SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
  4/20/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
  4/20/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
  5/3/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Housing & Community Affairs
  5/3/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
  5/4/2005SenateDo Pass as Amended Housing & Community Affairs; 008-000-000
  5/4/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
  5/11/2005SenateSecond Reading
  5/11/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
  5/19/2005SenateThird Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
  5/19/2005HouseArrived in House
  5/19/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  5/23/2005HouseSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Joe Dunn
  5/23/2005HouseSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
  5/24/2005HouseSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
  5/26/2005HouseSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
  5/26/2005HousePassed Both Houses
  6/24/2005HouseSent to the Governor
  7/21/2005HouseGovernor Approved
  7/21/2005HouseEffective Date January 1, 2006
  7/21/2005HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0283

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