January 13, 2023 State Capitol Report
Lame Duck Session
The 2023 Lame Duck session and the 102nd General Assembly officially adjourned Tuesday. It was one of the most eventful and impactful Lame Duck sessions in recent memory. During the Lame Duck session, several pieces of legislation advanced, with most of the floor action and discussion being dominated by controversial issues ranging from assault weapons, to wind and solar farm siting to reproductive health care. An abnormally high number of bills were passed during this Lame Duck session, concluding the 102nd General Assembly in an emphatic way. The Advocacy Team was engaged in the following bills of interest to the Illinois REALTORS®.
Legislative Action this Week in Springfield
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Overview of major legislation that passed this week
Next Week: At-A-Glance
The new 103rd General Assembly was sworn in Wednesday, January 11th and within minutes HB1118 (Guzzardi, Logan Square) was introduced to repeal the state’s Rent Control Preemption Act passed in 1997. We were not surprised to see the RENT CONTROL legislation and we expect to see an identical bill introduced in the Senate. We also anticipate the introduction of legislation to make permanent the sealing of eviction records. This was to be a temporary provision put into place during COVID. Strategy and negotiation sessions are being set. Watch for important updates on these two issues.
Next week committee and office assignments will be made for all legislators. The past week’s festivities did not deter legislation from being introduced. On the first day of the 103rd General 1,124 House Bills were introduced. The Senate returns to Springfield on January 24th and the House on January 31st. The Illinois REALTORS® Advocacy Team looks forward to another successful year at the Capitol.
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