Bill Text: IL HB3269 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Housing Equity, Affordability, and Development Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall collect a fee from landlords with more than 5 units in an amount equal to 5% of the difference between their monthly rental income for a unit and $1,200, unless the rental income for the unit is less than $1,200, to be paid into the Housing Equity, Affordability, and Development Fund. The Illinois Housing Development Authority shall create a program under the Act to assist in home purchases for households whose tenant payments to the landlord have been more than 30% of their income for a period of 12 calendar months, and whose income is less than 3.33 times the median rent for their metropolitan area; or if the household does not live in a metropolitan area, 3.33 times the median rent in the closest metropolitan area. Provides that assistance shall be limited to $15,000 per household.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-04-17 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3269 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB3269-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3269 Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new
Creates the Housing Equity, Affordability, and Development Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall collect a fee from landlords with more than 5 units in an amount equal to 5% of the difference between their monthly rental income for a unit and $1,200, unless the rental income for the unit is less than $1,200, to be paid into the Housing Equity, Affordability, and Development Fund. The Illinois Housing Development Authority shall create a program under the Act to assist in home purchases for households whose tenant payments to the landlord have been more than 30% of their income for a period of 12 calendar months, and whose income is less than 3.33 times the median rent for their metropolitan area; or if the household does not live in a metropolitan area, 3.33 times the median rent in the closest metropolitan area. Provides that assistance shall be limited to $15,000 per household.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning housing.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Housing Equity, Affordability, and Development Act.
Section 5. Definitions.
"Tenant payments to the landlord" means the 3-month
average of monthly costs paid by the tenant to the landlord or
agents including transaction fees, required utility fees,
required maintenance fees, and pet fees; and one-twelfth of
any move-in fees, credit check fees, application fees, or
other one-time fees that are applied to every tenant.
Section 10. Housing Equity, Affordability, and Development
Fund fee. The Department of Revenue shall collect a fee from
landlords with more than 5 units equal to 5% of the difference
between their monthly rental income for a unit and $1,200,
unless the rental income for the unit is less than $1,200, to
be paid into the Housing Equity, Affordability, and
Development Fund. The Department of Revenue may adopt rules to
implement this Act.
Section 15. Housing Independence Program. The Illinois

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Housing Development Authority shall create a program under
this Act to assist in home purchases for households whose
tenant payments to the landlord have been more than 30% of
their income for a period of 12 calendar months, and whose
income is less than 3.33 times the median rent for their
metropolitan area; or if the household does not live in a
metropolitan area, 3.33 times the median rent in the closest
metropolitan area. Assistance is limited to $15,000 per
household. The Illinois Housing Development Authority may
adopt rules to implement this Act.
Section 20. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.1030 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new)
Sec. 5.1030. The Housing Equity, Affordability, and
Development Fund.