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HB3269 • 2026
HOUSING EQUITY-AFFORDABILITY
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HOUSING EQUITY-AFFORDABILITY
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee ; 005-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Housing Committee ; 010-005-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
Assigned to Housing Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
HOUSING EQUITY-AFFORDABILITY
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Full Text of HB3269 Home Legislation Full Text HB3269 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3269 Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new Creates the Housing Equity, Affordability, and Development Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall collect a fee from landlords with more than 5 units in an amount equal to 5% of the difference between their monthly rental income for a unit and $1,200, unless the rental income for the unit is less than $1,200, to be paid into the Housing Equity, Affordability, and Development Fund. The Illinois Housing Development Authority shall create a program under the Act to assist in home purchases for households whose tenant payments to the landlord have been more than 30% of their income for a period of 12 calendar months, and whose income is less than 3.33 times the median rent for their metropolitan area; or if the household does not live in a metropolitan area, 3.33 times the median rent in the closest metropolitan area. Provides that assistance shall be limited to $15,000 per household. LRB104 11069 JRC 21151 b A BILL FOR HB3269 LRB104 11069 JRC 21151 b 1 AN ACT concerning housing. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 5 Housing Equity, Affordability, and Development Act. 6 Section 5. Definitions. 7 "Tenant payments to the landlord" means the 3-month 8 average of monthly costs paid by the tenant to the landlord or 9 agents including transaction fees, required utility fees, 10 required maintenance fees, and pet fees; and one-twelfth of 11 any move-in fees, credit check fees, application fees, or 12 other one-time fees that are applied to every tenant. 13 Section 10. Housing Equity, Affordability, and Development 14 Fund fee. The Department of Revenue shall collect a fee from 15 landlords with more than 5 units equal to 5% of the difference 16 between their monthly rental income for a unit and $1,200, 17 unless the rental income for the unit is less than $1,200, to 18 be paid into the Housing Equity, Affordability, and 19 Development Fund. The Department of Revenue may adopt rules to 20 implement this Act. 21 Section 15. Housing Independence Program. The Illinois HB3269 - 2 - LRB104 11069 JRC 21151 b 1 Housing Development Authority shall create a program under 2 this Act to assist in home purchases for households whose 3 tenant payments to the landlord have been more than 30% of 4 their income for a period of 12 calendar months, and whose 5 income is less than 3.33 times the median rent for their 6 metropolitan area; or if the household does not live in a 7 metropolitan area, 3.33 times the median rent in the closest 8 metropolitan area. Assistance is limited to $15,000 per 9 household. The Illinois Housing Development Authority may 10 adopt rules to implement this Act. 11 Section 20. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 12 Section 5.1030 as follows: 13 (30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new) 14 Sec. 5.1030. The Housing Equity, Affordability, and 15 Development Fund. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. 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