SB1441 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination in real estate transactions based on conviction records, treating conviction records similarly to arrest records as a protected class.

• Makes it unlawful for property owners, real estate brokers, and salespersons to refuse transactions, alter terms, discriminate in services, or advertise preferences based on a person's conviction record.

• Extends discrimination protections to third-party loan modification service providers, prohibiting them from refusing services or altering terms based on conviction records.

• Adds an exemption allowing inquiry into or use of conviction records if otherwise authorized by State or federal law, preserving legal requirements that may require conviction history disclosure.