Date	Chamber	Action
8/22/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0470

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

765 ILCS 705/15 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that after a residential dwelling unit has been vacated by a tenant, a landlord must change the locks of the dwelling unit before it is again occupied and must provide a new tenant with a signed disclosure form acknowledging that this requirement has been met. Provides that if a landlord has not changed the locks, as required, and a theft occurs that is attributable to the landlord's failure to meet that requirement, the landlord is liable for any damages that the tenant incurs as a result of that failure.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that a lessor of a dwelling unit shall change or rekey the immediate access to the dwelling unit every time a unit has been vacated. Provides that the failure of a lessor to change or rekey the access as required renders the lessor liable for damage due to theft attributable to not changing or rekeying the access. Effective January 1, 2012.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Further amends the Landlord Tenant Act. Provides that these provisions do not apply to an apartment rental in an apartment building with 4 units or less when one of the units is occupied by the owner or to the rental of a room in a private home that is owner-occupied.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Further amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that the changes concerning changing or rekeying a dwelling unit lock only apply in counties having a population of more than 3,000,000.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/8/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield
2/8/2011	House	First Reading
2/8/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/14/2011	House	Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
3/8/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield
3/8/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/8/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
3/9/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
3/9/2011	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-001-000
3/9/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/15/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield
3/15/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/17/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
3/17/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/17/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/17/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/30/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-005-000
3/31/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/31/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2011
4/4/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
4/7/2011	Senate	First Reading
4/7/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
5/5/2011	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
5/5/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
5/12/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/12/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
5/20/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III
5/20/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/22/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
5/22/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000
5/25/2011	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
5/25/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; E. Jones, III
5/25/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
5/25/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
5/26/2011	House	Arrived in House
5/26/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
5/26/2011	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Rita Mayfield
5/26/2011	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/29/2011	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
5/29/2011	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 101-011-000
5/29/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/27/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
8/22/2011	House	Governor Approved
8/22/2011	House	Effective Date January 1, 2012
8/22/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0470

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