Bill Title: 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.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-04-17 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
[HB5394 Detail]
Bill Drafts
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| Engrossed | 2026-04-21 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Introduced | 2026-02-06 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
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