Illinois House Bill 4820

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Veterans Housing Protection Act. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation to refuse to sell or rent or to otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling to any buyer or renter who is a veteran because of the results of a criminal, credit, or eviction history records check. Provides that the prohibition against the use of the results of a veteran's criminal history records check shall not preclude an owner or any other person engaging in a real estate transaction, or a real estate broker or salesman, from prohibiting the veteran, a member of the veteran's household, or a guest of the veteran from engaging in unlawful activity on the premises. Expands the Act's definition of "source of income" to include any federal, State, or local public assistance, and federal, State, or local housing subsidies, such as federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, rental assistance under the Supportive Services for Veterans Families program, and veterans' benefits. Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to administer a statewide Landlord Rental Guarantee Program which reimburses landlords up to $3,500 for damages or unpaid rent associated with veteran tenants using any federal, State, or local housing assistance or veterans' benefits to pay all or a portion of the rent. Provides that reimbursement payments shall be paid out of the Veterans Rental Guarantee Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury. Requires the Department to also establish and administer a pilot program to increase affordable homeownership opportunities among the veteran population. Provides that under the pilot program veterans shall be able to use federal or State housing vouchers to partially subsidize homeownership expenses for up to 10 or 15 years depending on the mortgage term.

VETERANS HOUSING PROTECTION

Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-12	House	Assigned to Housing Committee
2026-02-06	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-06	House	First Reading
2026-02-03	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	2805	45	New Code	See Bill Text
20	2805	50	New Code	See Bill Text
30	105	5.1038	New Code	See Bill Text
775	5	1-103	Amended Code	Citation Text
775	5	3-102.2	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4820&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=166022&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=207368&DocName=10400HB4820&DocNum=4820&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=166022&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=