March 10, 2023 State Capitol Report
This week was by far the busiest for your Illinois REALTORS® Legislative Team. With the March 10 (today) scheduled deadline for bills to be moved through the committee process, thousands of bills were heard during the week in hearings before today’s legislative deadline. Just this week the Illinois REALTORS® Legislative Team was involved in more than 100 bills in committee hearings that directly impacted REALTORS®. Below is a highlight of some of the major bills where Illinois REALTORS® either testified, filed a witness slip or monitored during this busy week.
A Special Thank You!
On behalf of all REALTOR® members and the entire staff at Illinois REALTORS®, we would like to give a HUGE thank you to REALTOR® STEVE MYERS from Capital Area REALTORS®, who at the last minute agreed to testify on behalf of Illinois REALTORS® in opposition to Senate Bill 40 (Sen. Feigenholtz, D-6th, Chicago). SB 40 mandates developers provide all residential single and multi-family dwelling parking spaces to be equipped with a fully wired, very specific circuit electric vehicle charging receptacle for possible future use. Due to the heavy volume of bills assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee where SB 40 was posted, Steve sat patiently in the hearing room for four hours, waiting for our turn to testify. His testimony was informative, impactful and 100 percent “on-point” and we cannot thank Steve enough for taking the time from his busy schedule to perform this vital task for Illinois REALTORS®. Unfortunately, the bill was voted out of committee which means Illinois REALTORS® will continue to work to defeat this legislation. Thank you so very much Steve! Illinois REALTORS® has the best members in the world.
Bill Considered this Week
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The following bills advanced this week to 2nd Reading:
Housing
New Construction
Seller Disclosure
Title Insurance
Energy and Environment
Human Rights
Landlord/Tenant
Next Week: At-A-Glance
Next week, only the House will be in session. They will primarily focus on moving bills from 2nd Reading to 3rd Reading (passage stage), which is part of the legislative process. Your Illinois REALTORS® Legislative Team will be focused on negotiating the bills with which we still have concerns. As always, stayed tuned for more updates with the State Capitol Report and with the number of issues we are up against this spring, make sure you are on “stand-by” to respond to any Calls for Action that will could be necessary.
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