Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.
SB3530 • 2026
RENT-SECURITY DEPOSITS
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.
RENT-SECURITY DEPOSITS
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
Assigned to Executive
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
RENT-SECURITY DEPOSITS
Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB3530 Select Language × The Illinois General Assembly offers the Google Translate™ service for visitor convenience. In no way should it be considered accurate as to the translation of any content herein. Visitors of the Illinois General Assembly website are encouraged to use other translation services available on the internet. The English language version is always the official and authoritative version of this website. NOTE: To return to the original English language version, select the "Show Original" button on the Google Translate™ menu bar at the top of the window. Choose Language English Afrikaans Albanian Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Basque Bengali Bosnian Catalan Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Esperanto Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician Georgian German Greek Gujarati Haitian Creole Hausa Hawaiian Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Interlingua Interlingue Inuktitut Irish Italian Japanese Javanese Kannada Khmer Korean Latin Latvian Lithuanian Luxembourgish Macedonian Malagasy Malayalam Maltese Maori Marathi Myanmar Nepali Norwegian Odia Pashto Punjabi Romanian Russian Samoan Sango Sanskrit Sardinian Sindhi Sinhala Slovak Slovenian Somali Southern Sotho Spanish Sundanese Swahili Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Tigrinya Tonga Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh Xhosa Yiddish Yoruba Zulu Powered by Translate Close Illinois General Assembly Top Navigation Bar Translate Learn Select General Assembly Search the 104th General Assembly Enter search terms for legislation, members, committees, or schedules. ILGA.GOV LEGISLATION & LAWS Bills & Resolutions Public Acts Illinois Compiled Statutes Illinois Constitution Search Legislation Glossary Guide Reports & Inquiry Legislative Reports Special Reports FTP Site Legislator Lookup Capitol Complex Phone Numbers Rules & Regulations Illinois Register Administrative Rules Senate Members Schedules Committees Request for Remote Testimony Journals Transcripts Rules Audio/Video FOIA Information Senate Employment Opportunities Media Guidelines House Members Schedules Committees Submit testimony for House Committees Journals Transcripts Rules Audio/Video FOIA Information House Employment Opportunities Log In Mobile Top Bar Search the 104th General Assembly Enter keywords to search the Illinois General Assembly website. Full Text of SB3530 Home Legislation Full Text SB3530 - 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 SB3530 Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Adriane Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 765 ILCS 705/35 new 765 ILCS 705/40 new Amends the Landlord and Tenant Act. Prohibits the total amount of a security deposit from exceeding the amount of the first full month's rent for the tenant's dwelling that is the primary residence of the tenant. Allows a landlord to only charge a tenant a security deposit upon the signing of an initial lease agreement. Prohibits a landlord from charging a tenant an additional security deposit or increase the total amount of a security deposit upon the renewal of a lease or upon an increase in rent. Prohibits a landlord from increasing rent by more than 3.5% in a 12-month period for a dwelling that is the primary residence of the tenant. Requires that a landlord provide a tenant with a minimum of 30 days' written notice before increasing rent. Provides that if written notice is not provided, the tenant is not liable for the difference between the initial rent and the increased rent. Provides that any person alleging a violation of these new provisions may bring a civil action, in accordance with applicable law, in any court of competent jurisdiction and the court may order injunctive relief, monetary relief, attorney's fees, and costs. LRB104 18637 JRC 32080 b A BILL FOR SB3530 LRB104 18637 JRC 32080 b 1 AN ACT concerning civil law. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Landlord and Tenant Act is amended by 5 adding Sections 35 and 40 as follows: 6 (765 ILCS 705/35 new) 7 Sec. 35. Security deposits for residential property. 8 (a) The total amount of a security deposit may not exceed 9 the amount of the first full month's rent for the tenant's 10 dwelling that is the primary residence of the tenant. If rent 11 is not paid or otherwise apportioned on a monthly basis, then 12 for the sole purpose of applying this limit the total rent 13 shall be pro-rated on an equal, monthly basis and the total 14 charge to a tenant for the cost of a security deposit may not 15 exceed the pro-rated, monthly rental amount. 16 (b) A landlord may only charge a tenant a security deposit 17 upon the signing of an initial lease agreement. A landlord may 18 not charge a tenant an additional security deposit or increase 19 the total amount of a security deposit upon the renewal of a 20 lease or upon an increase in rent. 21 (c) Any person alleging a violation of this Section may 22 bring a civil action, in accordance with applicable law, in 23 any court of competent jurisdiction. The court may order SB3530 - 2 - LRB104 18637 JRC 32080 b 1 injunctive relief, monetary relief, attorney's fees, and 2 costs. 3 (765 ILCS 705/40 new) 4 Sec. 40. Rent increases for residential property. 5 (a) A landlord may not increase rent by more than 3.5% in a 6 12-month period for the tenant's dwelling that is the primary 7 residence of the tenant. 8 (b) A landlord must provide a tenant with a minimum of 30 9 days' written notice before increasing rent. If written notice 10 is not provided, the tenant is not liable for the difference 11 between the initial rent and the increased rent. 12 (c) Any person alleging a violation of this Section may 13 bring a civil action, in accordance with applicable law, in 14 any court of competent jurisdiction. The court may order 15 injunctive relief, monetary relief, attorney's fees, and 16 costs. 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. 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