SAFE HOMES-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Senate SponsorsSen. Kwame Raoul, Matt Murphy-Jacqueline Y. Collins-Donne E. Trotter-David Koehler-Linda Holmes, Dan Kotowski and Mattie Hunter House Sponsors(Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner-Elga L. Jefferies-Kenneth Dunkin, Harry Osterman and Arthur L. Turner) 8/23/2007SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0378 765 ILCS 750/20765 ILCS 750/25Amends the Safe Homes Act. In provisions authorizing tenants to request that a landlord change the locks if one or more of the tenants reasonably believes that one of the tenants or a member of tenant's household is under a credible imminent threat of domestic or sexual violence at the premises, deletes a requirement that the threat be from a person who is not a lessee under the lease. Requires a tenant requesting a change of locks because of a threat of violence from another lessee to include with the request a plenary order of protection or a plenary civil no contact order granting the tenant exclusive possession of the premises. Provides that a tenant who changes the locks shall make a good faith effort to give a key to the new locks to the landlord (instead of giving a key to the new locks to the landlord). Provides that "if the landlord changes the locks, the landlord shall make a good faith effort to give a key to the new locks to the tenant as soon as possible or not more than 48 hours of the locks being changed" and that a landlord who changes the locks and does not make a good faith effort to provide a copy of a key to the tenant within 48 hours of the landlord changing the locks is liable for any damages to the tenant incurred as a result of not having access to his or her unit. Effective immediately. 2/8/2007SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul 2/8/2007SenateFirst Reading 2/8/2007SenateReferred to Rules 2/21/2007SenateAssigned to Judiciary Civil Law 3/1/2007SenateDo Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 010-000-000 3/1/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007 3/1/2007SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy 3/2/2007SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 3/2/2007SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter 3/2/2007SenateSecond Reading 3/2/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007 3/8/2007SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler 3/8/2007SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes 3/8/2007SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski 3/8/2007SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 3/29/2007SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 3/30/2007HouseArrived in House 3/30/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 3/30/2007HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner 4/9/2007HouseFirst Reading 4/9/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/18/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman 4/18/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies 4/26/2007HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies 4/26/2007HouseAlternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Elga L. Jefferies 4/30/2007HouseAssigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 5/8/2007HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 5/9/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/24/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/24/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/29/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner 5/29/2007HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin 5/29/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 5/29/2007SenatePassed Both Houses 6/27/2007SenateSent to the Governor 8/23/2007SenateGovernor Approved 8/23/2007SenateEffective Date August 23, 2007 8/23/2007SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0378