HB3915 Summary

• Replaces the term "handicap" with "disability" throughout the Home Inspector License Act, Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002, and Illinois Human Rights Act to align with current terminology.

• Modifies disciplinary grounds for home inspectors and real estate appraisers to prohibit basing inspection or appraisal opinions on protected characteristics including physical or mental disability.

• Updates Illinois Human Rights Act definitions and exemptions to use "disability" instead of "handicap" in employment discrimination protections and fair housing provisions.

• Applies the terminology change to blockbusting provisions that prohibit soliciting property sales based on prospective entry of persons with disabilities into a neighborhood.

• Takes effect upon becoming law.