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2025-2026 Regular Session • Illinois Legislature

HB0024: HOME REPAIR-ATTORNEY FEES

Legislative Summary

Amends the Home Repair and Remodeling Act. Provides that, if a home repair and remodeling contract that is subject to the Act contains a provision allowing attorney's fees to be awarded to any party to the contract, then, notwithstanding any terms in the contract to the contrary, that provision shall be deemed and construed to permit the award of reasonable attorney's fees to all parties to the contract. Effective immediately.

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Bill History

12/5/2024
Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
House of Representatives
12/5/2024
Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Martha Deuter
House of Representatives
1/9/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
1/9/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 018-000-000
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 018-000-000
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Arrive in Senate
Senate
4/9/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025
Senate
4/14/2025
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
Senate
4/14/2025
First Reading
Senate
4/14/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
4/23/2025
Assigned to Judiciary
Senate

Amendments

House Amendment 001

House Amendment 001

2/21/2025Not Adopted
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Roll Call Votes

Third Reading in House
4/8/2025
112
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/8/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 10
Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Martha Deuter
Martha Deuter
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text • 3/18/2025 • 3.3 KB
LegiScanState Site
Introduced
Bill Text • 1/8/2025 • 4.8 KB
LegiScanState Site

External Links

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