TENANT RADON PROTECTION
Summary
Creates the Tenants Radon Protection Act. Provides that before a lease is signed, a landlord shall provide to each tenant in a dwelling unit any records or reports pertaining to radon concentrations within the dwelling unit that indicate a radon hazard. Provides that if a tenant performs a radon test, the tenant shall provide to the landlord the test result within 10 days after receiving the result. Provides that before a lease is signed a landlord shall furnish each prospective tenant with a prescribed radon hazard disclosure form. Provides that nothing implies an obligation on a landlord or tenant to conduct any radon testing. Provides that a lease may be terminated under specified circumstances involving radon hazards. Provides that this is a limitation on home rule powers. Amends the Illinois Radon Awareness Act. Repeals a provision requiring landlords to give certain disclosures to tenants. Effective January 1, 2020. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that manufactured homes and mobile homes are "dwelling units". Defines "manufactured home" and "mobile home".
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2019
Last action Dec 1, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 12, 2020
Committee
Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 12, 2019
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-003
upper
Mar 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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