Illinois House Bill 4911 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-05 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Eviction Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Defines terms. Provides that a complaint for an eviction action shall include specified information. Provides that upon entry of an eviction order, the court shall make specified findings. Provides that a court file shall not be sealed if it pertains to an eviction in which: (1) the tenancy is commercial, or (2) the property that the plaintiff seeks possession of is a condominium unit and no tenants or occupants are named as defendants. Provides that the court may order that a court file in an eviction action be sealed if the interests of justice outweigh the interests of the public, taking specified factors in account. Provides that the court file shall be sealed: (1) in a foreclosure-related eviction action; (2) in a not-for-cause eviction; (3) if the parties to the eviction action so agree; and (4) in any action not resulting in an eviction order entered in favor of the plaintiff. Provides that any tenant or occupant named as a defendant in an eviction action may file a motion or petition to seal the court file. Provides the manner in which court files shall be sealed. Provides that the clerk of the circuit court shall automatically seal all eviction court files no later than 3 years after the plaintiff's initial filing with the court. Provides that if a person knows or has reasonable cause to know that information is derived from a sealed court file, he or she shall not disseminate the information. Provides, with exceptions, that a consumer reporting agency shall not disclose, or use in a consumer report, information regarding an eviction action in which there is no final disposition entered or the court file is sealed, and that any violation is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides for damages in the amount of $2,000 for each violation, or twice the actual and consequential damages sustained, whichever is greater, and the costs of the action. Makes conforming changes in the Mortgage Foreclosure Article of the Code of Civil Procedure and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.

EVICTION-SEAL & IMPOUND FILE

Rep. Delia Ramirez [D]	Rep. Carol Ammons [D]	Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]	Rep. Theresa Mah [D]
Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]	Rep. Sonya Harper [D]	Rep. Justin Slaughter [D]	Rep. Anne Stava-Murray [D]
Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Rep. Michelle Mussman [D]	Sen. Lakesia Collins [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
2020-06-23	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2020-03-12	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2020-03-12	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
2020-03-12	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2020-03-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
2020-02-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2020-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2020-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
2020-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
2020-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
2020-02-21	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2020-02-21	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
2020-02-21	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2020-02-21	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2020-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-02-18	House	First Reading
2020-02-13	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Delia C. Ramirez

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
735	5	15-1701	Amended Code	Citation Text
735	5	9-121	Amended Code	Citation Text
735	5	9-122	New Code	See Bill Text
815	505	2Z	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4911&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB4911.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB4911ham001.htm