Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

Filed: 3/16/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1547

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1547 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
55-1005.10 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1005.10 new)
7    Sec. 5-1005.10. Ordinances penalizing tenants who contact
8police or other emergency services prohibited.
9    (a) Definitions. As used in this Section:
10    "Contact" includes any communication made by a tenant,
11landlord, guest, neighbor, or other individual to police or
12other emergency services.
13    "Criminal activity" means a violation of the Criminal Code
14of 2012, of the Cannabis Control Act, of the Illinois
15Controlled Substances Act, or of the Methamphetamine Control
16and Community Protection Act.

 

 

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1    "Domestic violence", "landlord", "sexual violence", and
2"tenant", have the meanings provided under Section 10 of the
3Safe Homes Act.
4    "Dwelling unit" has the meaning provided under subsection
5(a) of Section 15 of the Landlord and Tenant Act.
6    "Emergency situation" means a threat of, or events causing,
7physical harm or death to a person or damage or destruction to
8property.
9    "Penalizes" includes, but is not limited to:
10        (1) assessment of fees or fines;
11        (2) revocation, suspension or nonrenewal of any
12    license or permit required for the rental or occupancy of
13    any dwelling unit;
14        (3) termination or denial of a subsidized housing
15    contract or housing subsidy; and
16        (4) termination or nonrenewal of a residential lease
17    agreement.
18    "Subsidized housing" has the meaning provided under
19subsection (a) of Section 9-119 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
20    (b) Protection. No county shall enact or enforce an
21ordinance or regulation that penalizes tenants or landlords
22based in whole or in part on contact made to police or other
23emergency services, if:
24        (1) the contact was made with the intent to prevent the
25    perpetration or escalation of domestic violence, sexual
26    violence, criminal activity, or any other emergency

 

 

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1    situation;
2        (2) the contact was made with the intent to respond to
3    domestic violence, sexual violence, criminal activity, or
4    other emergency situation;
5        (3) the intervention or emergency assistance was
6    needed to respond to or prevent the perpetration or
7    escalation of domestic violence, sexual violence, criminal
8    activity, or other emergency situation; or
9        (4) the contact was made by, on behalf of, or otherwise
10    concerns an individual with a disability and the purpose of
11    the contact was related to that individual's disability.
12    (c) Repeal or modification of ordinances. Should a county
13have enacted an ordinance that is inconsistent with subsection
14(b) of this Section prior to the effective date of this
15amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the county shall
16within 90 days of the effective date of this amendatory Act of
17the 99th General Assembly repeal the ordinance or modify the
18ordinance so that it is in compliance with subsection (b) of
19this Section.
20    (d) Remedies. If a county enacts, enforces, or fails to
21repeal or modify an ordinance or regulation against a tenant or
22landlord in violation of subsections (b) or (c), the tenant or
23landlord may bring a civil action to seek any one or more of
24the following remedies:
25        (1) an order invalidating the ordinance or regulation
26    in whole or in part to the extent required to bring the

 

 

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1    ordinance or regulation into in compliance with the
2    requirements of subsection (b);
3        (2) compensatory damages;
4        (3) reasonable attorney fees and court costs; and
5        (4) other equitable relief as the court may deem
6    appropriate and just.
7    (e) Home rule. This Section is a denial and limitation of
8home rule powers and functions under subsection (g) of Section
96 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
10    (f) Effect.
11        (1) Nothing with respect to this Section limits
12    enforcement of Section 15.2 of the Emergency Telephone
13    System Act, Article 26 of the Criminal Code of 2012, and
14    Article IX of the Code of Civil Procedure.
15        (2) Nothing in this Section shall be interpreted to
16    limit or prohibit any county from enacting or enforcing an
17    ordinance that does not penalize landlords or tenants on
18    the basis of contact made to police or other emergency
19    service.
 
20    Section 10. The Township Code is amended by adding Section
2185-56 as follows:
 
22    (60 ILCS 1/85-56 new)
23    Sec. 85-56. Ordinances penalizing tenants who contact
24police or other emergency services prohibited.

 

 

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1    (a) Definitions. As used in this Section:
2    "Contact" includes any communication made by a tenant,
3landlord, guest, neighbor, or other individual to police or
4other emergency services.
5    "Criminal activity" means a violation of the Criminal Code
6of 2012, of the Cannabis Control Act, of the Illinois
7Controlled Substances Act, or of the Methamphetamine Control
8and Community Protection Act.
9    "Domestic violence", "landlord", "sexual violence", and
10"tenant", have the meanings provided under Section 10 of the
11Safe Homes Act.
12    "Dwelling unit" has the meaning provided under subsection
13(a) of Section 15 of the Landlord and Tenant Act.
14    "Emergency situation" means a threat of, or events causing,
15physical harm or death to a person or damage or destruction to
16property.
17    "Penalizes" includes, but is not limited to:
18        (1) assessment of fees or fines;
19        (2) revocation, suspension or nonrenewal of any
20    license or permit required for the rental or occupancy of
21    any dwelling unit;
22        (3) termination or denial of a subsidized housing
23    contract or housing subsidy; and
24        (4) termination or nonrenewal of a residential lease
25    agreement.
26    "Subsidized housing" has the meaning provided under

 

 

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1subsection (a) of Section 9-119 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
2    (b) Protection. No township shall enact or enforce an
3ordinance or regulation that penalizes tenants or landlords
4based in whole or in part on contact made to police or other
5emergency services, if:
6        (1) the contact was made with the intent to prevent the
7    perpetration or escalation of domestic violence, sexual
8    violence, criminal activity, or any other emergency
9    situation;
10        (2) the contact was made with the intent to respond to
11    domestic violence, sexual violence, criminal activity, or
12    other emergency situation;
13        (3) the intervention or emergency assistance was
14    needed to respond to or prevent the perpetration or
15    escalation of domestic violence, sexual violence, criminal
16    activity, or other emergency situation; or
17        (4) the contact was made by, on behalf of, or otherwise
18    concerns an individual with a disability and the purpose of
19    the contact was related to that individual's disability.
20    (c) Repeal or modification of ordinances. Should a township
21have enacted an ordinance that is inconsistent with subsection
22(b) of this Section prior to the effective date of this
23amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the township shall
24within 90 days of the effective date of this amendatory Act of
25the 99th General Assembly repeal the ordinance or modify the
26ordinance so that it is in compliance with subsection (b) of

 

 

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1this Section.
2    (d) Remedies. If a township enacts, enforces, or fails to
3repeal or modify an ordinance or regulation against a tenant or
4landlord in violation of subsections (b) or (c), the tenant or
5landlord may bring a civil action to seek any one or more of
6the following remedies:
7        (1) an order invalidating the ordinance or regulation
8    in whole or in part to the extent required to bring the
9    ordinance or regulation into in compliance with the
10    requirements of subsection (b);
11        (2) compensatory damages;
12        (3) reasonable attorney fees and court costs; and
13        (4) other equitable relief as the court may deem
14    appropriate and just.
15    (e) Effect.
16        (1) Nothing with respect to this Section limits
17    enforcement of Section 15.2 of the Emergency Telephone
18    System Act, Article 26 of the Criminal Code of 2012, and
19    Article IX of the Code of Civil Procedure.
20        (2) Nothing in this Section shall be interpreted to
21    limit or prohibit any township from enacting or enforcing
22    an ordinance that does not penalize landlords or tenants on
23    the basis of contact made to police or other emergency
24    service.
 
25    Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by

 

 

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1adding Section 1-2-1.5 as follows:
 
2    (65 ILCS 5/1-2-1.5 new)
3    Sec. 1-2-1.5. Ordinances penalizing tenants who contact
4police or other emergency services prohibited.
5    (a) Definitions. As used in this Section:
6    "Contact" includes any communication made by a tenant,
7landlord, guest, neighbor, or other individual to police or
8other emergency services.
9    "Criminal activity" means a violation of the Criminal Code
10of 2012, of the Cannabis Control Act, of the Illinois
11Controlled Substances Act, or of the Methamphetamine Control
12and Community Protection Act.
13    "Domestic violence", "landlord", "sexual violence", and
14"tenant", have the meanings provided under Section 10 of the
15Safe Homes Act.
16    "Dwelling unit" has the meaning provided under subsection
17(a) of Section 15 of the Landlord and Tenant Act.
18    "Emergency situation" means a threat of, or events causing,
19physical harm or death to a person or damage or destruction to
20property.
21    "Penalizes" includes, but is not limited to:
22        (1) assessment of fees or fines;
23        (2) revocation, suspension or nonrenewal of any
24    license or permit required for the rental or occupancy of
25    any dwelling unit;

 

 

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1        (3) termination or denial of a subsidized housing
2    contract or housing subsidy; and
3        (4) termination or nonrenewal of a residential lease
4    agreement.
5    "Subsidized housing" has the meaning provided under
6subsection (a) of Section 9-119 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
7    (b) Protection. No municipality shall enact or enforce an
8ordinance or regulation that penalizes tenants or landlords
9based in whole or in part on contact made to police or other
10emergency services, if:
11        (1) the contact was made with the intent to prevent the
12    perpetration or escalation of domestic violence, sexual
13    violence, criminal activity, or any other emergency
14    situation;
15        (2) the contact was made with the intent to respond to
16    domestic violence, sexual violence, criminal activity, or
17    other emergency situation;
18        (3) the intervention or emergency assistance was
19    needed to respond to or prevent the perpetration or
20    escalation of domestic violence, sexual violence, criminal
21    activity, or other emergency situation; or
22        (4) the contact was made by, on behalf of, or otherwise
23    concerns an individual with a disability and the purpose of
24    the contact was related to that individual's disability.
25    (c) Repeal or modification of ordinances. Should a
26municipality have enacted an ordinance that is inconsistent

 

 

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1with subsection (b) of this Section prior to the effective date
2of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the
3municipality shall within 90 days of the effective date of this
4amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly repeal the
5ordinance or modify the ordinance so that it is in compliance
6with subsection (b) of this Section.
7    (d) Remedies. If a municipality enacts, enforces, or fails
8to repeal or modify an ordinance or regulation against a tenant
9or landlord in violation of subsections (b) or (c), the tenant
10or landlord may bring a civil action to seek any one or more of
11the following remedies:
12        (1) an order invalidating the ordinance or regulation
13    in whole or in part to the extent required to bring the
14    ordinance or regulation into in compliance with the
15    requirements of subsection (b);
16        (2) compensatory damages;
17        (3) reasonable attorney fees and court costs; and
18        (4) other equitable relief as the court may deem
19    appropriate and just.
20    (e) Home rule. This Section is a denial and limitation of
21home rule powers and functions under subsection (g) of Section
226 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
23    (f) Effect.
24        (1) Nothing with respect to this Section limits
25    enforcement of Section 15.2 of the Emergency Telephone
26    System Act, Article 26 of the Criminal Code of 2012, and

 

 

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1    Article IX of the Code of Civil Procedure.
2        (2) Nothing in this Section shall be interpreted to
3    limit or prohibit any municipality from enacting or
4    enforcing an ordinance that does not penalize landlords or
5    tenants on the basis of contact made to police or other
6    emergency service.
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.".