HB 1425 Illinois House · 95th Regular Session

RADON AWARENESS-RESIDENTL PROP

Summary
Creates the Illinois Radon Awareness Act. Provides definitions, including "residential real property" which means a manufactured housing lot or a parcel of real property, improved with not less than one nor more than 4 residential dwelling units. Provides that the Act applies to the sale of any interest in residential real property by an owner or through a real estate broker. Provides that the seller shall provide a prospective buyer with a pamphlet entitled "Radon Testing Guidelines for Real Estate Transactions", prepared by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Provides that buyer has the right to have the property inspected for radon. Provides that the buyer and seller, and any brokers involved, must sign a statement acknowledging that the buyer was notified of his or her rights under the Act and received the information required by the Act. Provides that a seller is not required to have the property tested for radon, but must furnish the buyer with a copy of any radon tests conducted on the property. Provides that the Act does not apply to transfers: pursuant to court order; from a mortgagor to a mortgagee in lieu of foreclosure; by a fiduciary; from a co-owner to another co-owner; through testate or intestate succession; to a spouse or a relative in the lineal line of consanguinity; that are part of a seller's relocation; or, to or from a governmental entity. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
Apr 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 27, 2007 Signed Aug 16, 2007
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2007 · House Mar 22, 2007

How they voted

520
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 53
May 22, 2007
D Democratic33
33 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Aug 16, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 22, 2007
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 22, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (52-0-1)
senate
Apr 25, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Housing and Community Affairs; 008-000-000
upper
Mar 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Housing and Community Affairs
upper
Mar 28, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 27, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 22, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-0-10)
house
Mar 6, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environmental Health Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 6, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environmental Health Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 6, 2007
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environmental Health Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Environmental Health Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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