HB3227 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3227

Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver II

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

775 ILCS 5/3-102.5 new

Amends the Real Estate Transactions Article of the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation to refuse to sell, rent, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, or to alter the terms, conditions, or privileges of the sale or rental, of a housing accommodation or dwelling to any buyer or renter due to the fact of an arrest, juvenile record, or criminal history record information ordered expunged, sealed, or impounded under the Criminal Identification Act. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning human rights.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by adding Section 3-102.5 as follows:

(775 ILCS 5/3-102.5 new)

Sec. 3-102.5. Arrest record.

(A) Unless otherwise authorized by law, it is a civil rights violation to refuse to sell or rent or to otherwise make unavailable or deny a housing accommodation or dwelling to any buyer or renter due to the fact of an arrest, juvenile record, or criminal history record information ordered expunged, sealed, or impounded under Section 5.2 of the Criminal Identification Act.

(B) Unless otherwise authorized by law, it is a civil rights violation to alter the terms, conditions, or privileges of the sale or rental of a housing accommodation or dwelling or the provision of services or facilities in connection with such housing accommodation due to the fact of an arrest, juvenile record, or criminal history record information ordered expunged, sealed, or impounded under Section 5.2 of the Criminal Identification Act.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.