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Full Text of HB2220  103rd General Assembly

HB2220sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Adriane Johnson

Filed: 4/21/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2220

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2220 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Innkeeper Protection Act is amended by
5adding Sections 10 and 11 as follows:
 
6    (740 ILCS 90/10 new)
7    Sec. 10. Refusal of admission. A proprietor or manager of
8a hotel may refuse to admit or refuse service or
9accommodations to a person who:
10        (1) while on the premises of the hotel, destroys or
11    threatens to destroy hotel property or causes or threatens
12    to cause a public disturbance; or
13        (2) is seeking accommodations for the unlawful
14    possession or use of controlled substances or the use of
15    the premises for the consumption of alcoholic liquor by a
16    person under the age of 21.
 

 

 

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1    (740 ILCS 90/11 new)
2    Sec. 11. Right to eject.
3    (a) A proprietor or manager of a hotel may remove or cause
4to be removed from a hotel a guest or other person who:
5        (1) refuses to pay for accommodations or services;
6        (2) while on the premises of the hotel, destroys or
7    threatens to destroy hotel property, verbally or
8    physically threatens employees or guests, or causes or
9    threatens to cause a public disturbance;
10        (3) is using the premises for the unlawful possession
11    or use of controlled substances by the person or using the
12    premises for the consumption of alcoholic liquor by a
13    person under the age of 21 years of age;
14        (4) violates any federal, State, or local laws,
15    ordinances, or rules relating to the hotel;
16        (5) violates a rule of the hotel that is clearly and
17    conspicuously posted at or near the front desk or posted
18    online where the guest can view it before making a
19    reservation at the hotel; or
20        (6) uses verbally abusive language toward the hotel's
21    employees or guests. As used in this Section, "verbally
22    abusive language" means any language that would reasonably
23    be found to be threatening or demeaning.
24    (b) If the guest has paid in advance, the proprietor or
25manager of a hotel shall tender to the guest any unused portion

 

 

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1of the advance payment at the time of removal.
2    (c) Nothing in this Section shall be used as a pretext to
3discriminate against a guest on the basis of characteristics
4protected under local, State, or federal antidiscrimination
5laws. This Section does not limit any rights or protections
6that a guest or other person may have under local, State, or
7federal antidiscrimination or civil rights laws.
8    (d) A proprietor or manager of a hotel shall not eject a
9guest while the area the hotel is located in is under a severe
10weather warning without first giving a verbal or written
11warning to the guest that the guest may be ejected for the
12guest's behavior. As used in this subsection, "severe weather
13warning" means a tornado warning, severe thunderstorm warning,
14flash flood warning, or winter storm warning issued by the
15National Weather Service.
16    (e) Nothing in this Section shall be used as a pretext to
17terminate a month-to-month, yearly, or any other term lease,
18written or oral, of a permanent resident. A proprietor or
19manager of a hotel shall not terminate the lease of a permanent
20resident without first going through the appropriate legal
21process required to lawfully terminate such lease. This
22Section does not limit any rights or protections a permanent
23resident may have under local, State, or federal landlord or
24tenant laws or fair housing laws.
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect 60 days

 

 

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1after becoming law.".