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HB1429 • 2026
BILL OF RIGHTS-HOMELESS
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BILL OF RIGHTS-HOMELESS
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Housing Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Housing Committee ; 011-004-000
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin John Olickal
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Housing Committee ; 011-006-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Housing Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin John Olickal
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee ; 005-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Housing Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin John Olickal
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Housing Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Housing Committee ; 010-006-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
Assigned to Housing Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin John Olickal
BILL OF RIGHTS-HOMELESS
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Full Text of HB1429 Home Legislation Full Text HB1429 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 House Amendment 002 House Amendment 003 Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 House Amendment 002 House Amendment 003 Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1429 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. Kevin John Olickal SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 775 ILCS 45/10 Amends the Bill of Rights for the Homeless Act. Prohibits the State or a unit of local government from creating or enforcing policies or ordinances imposing fines or criminal penalties against people experiencing unsheltered homelessness for occupying or engaging in life-sustaining activities on public property. Provides exceptions to maintain access to property or address risks to public health and safety. Creates a necessity defense for charges alleging violation of laws criminalizing life-sustaining activities while the individual was experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Defines terms. Limits the exercise of concurrent home rule powers. LRB104 06164 JRC 16198 b A BILL FOR HB1429 LRB104 06164 JRC 16198 b 1 AN ACT concerning human rights. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Bill of Rights for the Homeless Act is 5 amended by changing Section 10 as follows: 6 (775 ILCS 45/10) 7 Sec. 10. Bill of Rights. 8 (a) No person's rights, privileges, or access to public 9 services may be denied or abridged solely because he or she is 10 homeless. Such a person shall be granted the same rights and 11 privileges as any other citizen of this State. A person 12 experiencing homelessness has the following rights: 13 (1) the right to use and move freely in public spaces, 14 including but not limited to public sidewalks, public 15 parks, public transportation, and public buildings, in the 16 same manner as any other person and without discrimination 17 on the basis of his or her housing status; 18 (2) the right to equal treatment by all State and 19 municipal agencies, without discrimination on the basis of 20 housing status; 21 (3) the right not to face discrimination while 22 maintaining employment due to his or her lack of permanent 23 mailing address, or his or her mailing address being that HB1429 - 2 - LRB104 06164 JRC 16198 b 1 of a shelter or social service provider; 2 (4) the right to emergency medical care free from 3 discrimination based on his or her housing status; 4 (5) the right to vote, register to vote, and receive 5 documentation necessary to prove identity for voting 6 without discrimination due to his or her housing status; 7 (6) the right to protection from disclosure of his or 8 her records and information provided to homeless shelters 9 and service providers to State, municipal, and private 10 entities without appropriate legal authority; and the 11 right to confidentiality of personal records and 12 information in accordance with all limitations on 13 disclosure established by the federal Homeless Management 14 Information Systems, the federal Health Insurance 15 Portability and Accountability Act, and the federal 16 Violence Against Women Act; and 17 (7) the right to a reasonable expectation of privacy 18 in his or her personal property to the same extent as 19 personal property in a permanent residence. 20 (b) As used in this Act : , 21 "Enforcing entity" means the State or a unit of local 22 government as well as their representatives. 23 " Housing housing status" means the status of having or not 24 having a fixed or regular residence, including the status of 25 living on the streets, in a shelter, or in a temporary 26 residence. HB1429 - 3 - LRB104 06164 JRC 16198 b 1 "Life-sustaining activities" includes, but are not limited 2 to, moving, resting, sitting, standing, lying down, sleeping, 3 protecting oneself from the elements, eating, drinking, and 4 storing such personal property as needed to shelter oneself. 5 "Unsheltered homelessness" means the status of not having 6 a fixed or regular residence, including the status of living 7 on the streets because of a lack of access to a legally 8 operated indoor shelter or other temporary residence that is 9 appropriate and safe. 10 "Notice" in this instance is met when: 11 Written notice: Notification by the enforcing entity 12 in a conspicuous location 7 days before enforcement at the 13 site of removal, including, but not limited to, at the 14 entrance of the area or near the site and if possible on 15 the belongings of the unsheltered person. 16 Verbal notice shall be provided if the enforcing 17 entity's representatives and persons subject to 18 enforcement are present at a location simultaneously 19 during the 7-day time period. 20 (c) Neither the State or any unit of local government may 21 establish or enforce ordinances or policies that include fines 22 or criminal penalties against people experiencing unsheltered 23 homelessness for occupying or engaging in life-sustaining 24 activities on public property. 25 (d) Subject to other provisions of this Act, the State or a 26 unit of local government may enforce ordinances, policies, or HB1429 - 4 - LRB104 06164 JRC 16198 b 1 procedures without fines or criminal penalties against people 2 experiencing unsheltered homelessness to maintain public 3 access to a property or address serious and imminent risks to 4 public health and safety. 5 (e) Unless the enforcing entity determines that there is 6 an emergency related to public access to a property or public 7 health and safety, before enforcing any such ordinances, 8 policies and procedures, the enforcing entity shall provide 9 notice, as defined under this Section, to persons subject to 10 the enforcement. All enforcement under this Section shall 11 comply with the Community Emergency Services and Support Act 12 and other sections of this Act. The enforcing entity shall 13 make, without limitation, a good faith effort to provide or 14 refer persons subject to enforcement with transportation, 15 social services, and other resources to remedy their immediate 16 shelter and long-term housing needs. 17 (f) In determining whether an actual emergency exists, the 18 enforcing entity shall declare an emergency only when there is 19 an imminent risk to individuals or community members that can 20 only be mitigated by requiring unsheltered individuals to move 21 themselves or their belongings. In emergencies, as much notice 22 as is practicable shall be provided. The enforcing entity 23 shall make, without limitation, a good faith effort to also 24 provide or refer persons subject to enforcement with 25 transportation, social services, and other resources to remedy 26 their immediate shelter and long-term housing needs. HB1429 - 5 - LRB104 06164 JRC 16198 b 1 (g) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of violating a 2 statute or ordinance criminalizing one or more life-sustaining 3 activities that the individual was experiencing unsheltered 4 homelessness. It shall be the responsibility of the court to 5 notify the charged individual of the availability of this 6 defense and how to raise it. Once the defense is raised, there 7 is a rebuttable presumption that the person was experiencing 8 unsheltered homelessness and the burden of proving otherwise 9 is on the prosecution. 10 (h) A home rule unit may not enact rules or regulations 11 that are inconsistent with this Section. This amendatory Act 12 is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article 13 VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by 14 home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the 15 State. 16 (Source: P.A. 98-516, eff. 8-22-13.) Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. 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