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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5394</title>
<shortdesc>HUM RTS-CREDIT SCORES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Kevin John Olickal-Lilian Jiménez and Michelle Mussman</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
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<reference>775 ILCS 5/3-102</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 68, par. 3-102</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation under the Act to refuse to lease or rent real property or otherwise discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of a real estate transaction by using an applicant's credit score or credit history as a disqualifying factor if that applicant's source of income includes a local, State, or federal housing subsidy. "Housing subsidy" includes, but is not limited to, housing choice vouchers, permanent supportive housing program placements, or rapid rehousing subsidies. Provides that use of credit scores or history to deny a rental application to a person with a housing subsidy is a violation of the Act as it constitutes a practice that subjects individuals to discrimination based on source of income without a legitimate, nondiscriminatory necessity.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Committee Amendment No. 1 </synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Provides that it is a civil rights violation under the Act to refuse to lease or rent real property or otherwise discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of by using an applicant's credit score or credit history as a disqualifying factor if that applicant's source of income includes a local, State, or federal housing subsidy.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
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<statusdate>2/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin John Olickal</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Immigration &amp; Human Rights Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin John Olickal</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Immigration &amp; Human Rights Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Immigration &amp; Human Rights Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Immigration &amp; Human Rights Committee;  008-003-000</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
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