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IL HB3566
Bill
Status
8/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Dagmara Avelar
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AI Summary
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Prohibits naming minors (persons under 18) as defendants in eviction complaints, unless the minor has been legally emancipated under the Emancipation of Minors Act
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Requires dismissal of the entire eviction case against all defendants if a minor is named as a defendant at the time of filing
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Mandates immediate sealing of any eviction case dismissed due to naming a minor as a defendant
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Entitles minors who are willfully and wantonly named as defendants to reasonable attorney's fees, actual damages, and $1,000 in liquidated damages
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Allows plaintiffs to refile eviction actions against properly named defendants after dismissal, but courts cannot waive refiling fees
Legislative Description
EVICTION OF MINORS
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0317
8/15/2025