Bill Amendment: IL SB1977 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
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Bill Title: INNKEEPER PROTECTION
Status: 2023-06-26 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB1977 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB1977-Senate_Amendment_002.html
Bill Title: INNKEEPER PROTECTION
Status: 2023-06-26 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB1977 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB1977-Senate_Amendment_002.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1977
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1977, AS AMENDED, | ||||||
3 | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The Innkeeper Protection Act is amended by | ||||||
6 | adding Sections 10 and 11 as follows:
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7 | (740 ILCS 90/10 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 10. Refusal of admission. A proprietor or manager of | ||||||
9 | a hotel may refuse to admit or refuse service or | ||||||
10 | accommodations to a person who: | ||||||
11 | (1) while on the premises of the hotel, destroys or | ||||||
12 | threatens to destroy hotel property or causes or threatens | ||||||
13 | to cause a public disturbance; or | ||||||
14 | (2) is seeking accommodations for the unlawful | ||||||
15 | possession or use of controlled substances or the use of | ||||||
16 | the premises for the consumption of alcoholic liquor by a |
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1 | person under the age of 21.
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2 | (740 ILCS 90/11 new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 11. Right to eject. | ||||||
4 | (a) A proprietor or manager of a hotel may remove or cause | ||||||
5 | to be removed from a hotel a guest or other person who: | ||||||
6 | (1) refuses to pay for accommodations or services; | ||||||
7 | (2) while on the premises of the hotel, destroys or | ||||||
8 | threatens to destroy hotel property, verbally or | ||||||
9 | physically threatens employees or guests, or causes or | ||||||
10 | threatens to cause a public disturbance; | ||||||
11 | (3) is using the premises for the unlawful possession | ||||||
12 | or use of controlled substances by the person or using the | ||||||
13 | premises for the consumption of alcoholic liquor by a | ||||||
14 | person under the age of 21 years of age; | ||||||
15 | (4) violates any federal, State, or local laws, | ||||||
16 | ordinances, or rules relating to the hotel; | ||||||
17 | (5) violates a rule of the hotel that is clearly and | ||||||
18 | conspicuously posted at or near the front desk or posted | ||||||
19 | online where the guest can view it before making a | ||||||
20 | reservation at the hotel; or | ||||||
21 | (6) uses verbally abusive language toward the hotel's | ||||||
22 | employees or guests. As used in this Section, "verbally | ||||||
23 | abusive language" means any language that would reasonably | ||||||
24 | be found to be threatening or demeaning. | ||||||
25 | (b) If the guest has paid in advance, the proprietor or |
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1 | manager of a hotel shall tender to the guest any unused portion | ||||||
2 | of the advance payment at the time of removal. | ||||||
3 | (c) Nothing in this Section shall be used as a pretext to | ||||||
4 | discriminate against a guest on the basis of characteristics | ||||||
5 | protected under local, State, or federal antidiscrimination | ||||||
6 | laws. This Section does not limit any rights or protections | ||||||
7 | that a guest or other person may have under local, State, or | ||||||
8 | federal antidiscrimination or civil rights laws.
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9 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
10 | becoming law.".
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