FORCIBLE ENTRY MORATORIUM Senate SponsorsSen. John J. Cullerton 1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die 735 ILCS 5/9-106from Ch. 110, par. 9-106Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that no forcible entry action may be filed against an occupant of a single family residence or apartment before January 1, 2010 if the tenant makes timely current rent payments. Provides that nothing in this provision prohibits filing a complaint for past due rent. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Further amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Replaces most of the bill with similar provisions that provide that no forcible entry action may be filed against a person who occupies of a single family residence, apartment, condominium unit, or dwelling unit before January 1, 2010 if the person paid the current month's rent and is lawfully in possession and the only default that the complaint would allege is overdue rent. Provides that nothing in the added provisions prohibits filing a complaint for overdue rent or for possession based upon grounds other than overdue rent. Provides that if a complaint alleges grounds other than or in addition to overdue rent as a basis for possession, the action proceeds to judgment, and the judgment only finds overdue rent as a basis for possession, the court shall provide the defendant with an opportunity to pay the current rent and remain in possession; if the defendant pays the current month's rent, the court shall stay the order for possession provided the defendant continues to pay the rent on a timely basis. Provides that before January 1, 2010, a defendant may only invoke these protections one time.Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Provides that the new provisions of the bill, as amended, do not apply to public housing assisted under the United States Housing Act of 1937 and its regulations. Provides that "public housing" includes dwelling units in mixed-finance projects that are assisted through a public housing authority's capital, operating, or other funds as well as tenant-based and project-based units under the Housing Choice Voucher program. 2/14/2008SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton 2/14/2008SenateFirst Reading 2/14/2008SenateReferred to Rules 2/20/2008SenateAssigned to Judiciary Civil Law 2/28/2008SenateHeld in Judiciary Civil Law 3/4/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton 3/4/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/5/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton 3/5/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules 3/5/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law 3/5/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law 3/5/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/6/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Held in Judiciary Civil Law 3/6/2008SenateHeld in Judiciary Civil Law 3/11/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted 3/13/2008SenateDo Pass as Amended Judiciary Civil Law; 010-000-000 3/13/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008 4/10/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton 4/10/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules 4/15/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary Civil Law 4/16/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Held in Judiciary Civil Law 7/1/2008SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules 7/1/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Re-referred to Rules; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) 1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die