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HB 237 Illinois House · 94th Regular Session

LANDLORD/TENANT ACT-COMMERCIAL

Summary
Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Provides that covenants in commercial leases exempting the lessor from liability for property damage are not void as against public policy. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2005
Committee Review
May 2005
House Passage
May 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
Signed into Law
Aug 2005
Introduced Feb 23, 2005 Signed Aug 16, 2005
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2005 · House Feb 18, 2005

How they voted

51–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 52
May 19, 2005
D Democratic27
27 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Aug 16, 2005
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 19, 2005
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 19, 2005
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0-1)
senate
May 4, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Housing & Community Affairs; 008-000-000
upper
Apr 13, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs
upper
Mar 15, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 23, 2005
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 18, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-2-8)
house
Feb 9, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Feb 9, 2005
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 9, 2005
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Jan 26, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Jan 19, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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