Five Illinois bills would have given a state agency power over boards; all five died
Five Illinois bills would have given a state agency power over boards; all five died
2026-09-10 · Illinois · Legislation · Did not pass
What happened. Five separate Illinois bills in the 2026 session proposed to give a state body real authority over community association boards. None passed. Read together they are the clearest evidence of what the 104th General Assembly would not do.1
The gap they were all aimed at
It is worth stating precisely, because it is the single most-cited defect in Illinois association law. IDFPR's jurisdiction runs to community association managers and their firms, not to boards. Neither IDFPR nor the Condominium and Common Interest Community Ombudsperson can compel a board to do anything — the Ombudsperson's own reporting says the Office “has no power to enforce any laws or regulations.”
An Illinois owner with a board that will not hold meetings, will not produce records, or will not follow its own declaration has one remedy: sue.
HB 5079 — IDFPR investigation authority
Sponsored by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet. Filed February 4, 2026; first reading and referral to Rules February 10, 2026. It was never assigned to a substantive committee and never got a hearing.
It would have amended both Acts to let IDFPR investigate unit-owner complaints, make findings, and recommend enforcement action against governing boards.
The other four
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Related Illinois HOA Topics
- Illinois HB 5079 — sponsor and action history (FastDemocracy mirror of the ILGA record) ↩
- CAI national advocacy, 2026 Illinois end-of-session report (the five-bill opposed bloc) ↩
- CAI Illinois, 2026 Legislative Session Report ↩
- CooperatorNews Chicagoland, summary of HB 5495, HB 4338 and SB 1820 ↩
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