Gov. JB Pritzker recently signed three more bills into law that the Illinois REALTORS® followed or had some involvement in their passage.

Senate Bill 39 will assist nonprofit organization that build Tiny Homes for Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness by prohibiting local governments from passing local laws mandating that the tiny homes also include EV charging stations. An organization in Lincoln, Illinois began this conversation to help communities better afford to provide tiny homes for homeless veterans. The bill was originally brought forward by Senator Sally Turner from Lincoln.

Illinois REALTORS® have followed this bill since it has been discussed in the legislature for the past 3 years. We are pleased the bill has been signed into law which became effective with the Governor’s signature.

Senate Bill 1523 will make it illegal for any person to file a deed that is fraudulent, unlawfully altered, or intended to unlawfully cloud or transfer the title of any real property.

The bill also requires all counties in Illinois to establish a property fraud alert system. Requires every recorder to establish a fraud referral and review process to review deeds and instruments.

Illinois REALTORS® supported this bill that is intended to stop title transfer scams we are seeing across the nation.

We have all seen TV commercials warning of this scam. As REALTORS®, you may even know some people who have been victims.

SB 1523 is now Public Act 104-0382 and becomes effective Jan. 1, 2026. The bill was introduced by Senator Doris Turner from Springfield.

The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) is now required to collect data and make certain calculations based on a number of factors outlined in the legislation. IHDA is to publish the collected data at least once every 5 years.

Introduced by House Assistant Majority Leader Will Guzzardi (Chicago), HB 3616 also requires IHDA to compile the collected data into a report and submit the report to the General Assembly. Provides that the collected data shall be for informational purposes only and shall not factor into the determination of exempt local governments.

Illinois REALTORS® followed this important legislation. We thank the sponsor for bringing this bill forward and the Governor for signing this bill into law which becomes effective Jan. 1, 2026.