IL HB5394 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-17 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 6 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-17 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that if there is a housing subsidy, it is a civil rights violation for an owner or any other person, or for a real estate broker or salesman to: (1) use a financial or income standard in assessing eligibility for the rental of housing that is not based on the portion of the rent to be paid by the tenant; or (2) use a person's credit history as part of the application process for a rental accommodation or deny an applicant based on credit score or credit history, without offering the applicant the option, at the applicant's discretion, of providing lawful, verifiable alternative evidence of the applicant's reasonable ability to pay the portion of the rent to be paid by the tenant, including, but not limited to, bank statements, pay stubs, rental history, or benefit statements. Provides that if the applicant elects to provide lawful, verifiable alternative evidence of the applicant's reasonable ability to pay, the housing provider must do both of the following: (1) provide the applicant reasonable time to respond with that alternative evidence; and (2) reasonably consider that alternative evidence in lieu of the person's credit score or credit history in determining whether to offer the rental accommodation to the applicant. Requires that the Department of Human Rights adopt any rules necessary for the implementation and enforcement of the new provisions, including, but not limited to, rules on the circumstances and conditions under which use of credit scores or history to deny a rental application to a person with a housing subsidy may constitute a civil rights violation.
Title
HUM RTS-CREDIT SCORES
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-04-15 - House - House Immigration & Human Rights Committee (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - House - House Immigration & Human Rights Committee (Y: 8 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - House - House Immigration & Human Rights Committee (Y: 8 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Chair Rules Standard Debate |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-17 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 2026-04-15 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 008-002-000 |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Immigration & Human Rights Committee |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-03-26 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 008-003-000 |
| 2026-03-25 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Immigration & Human Rights Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 2026-03-24 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Immigration & Human Rights Committee |
| 2026-03-23 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-03-23 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-10 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 775 | 5 | 1-103 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 775 | 5 | 3-104.2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
