HB4617
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What this bill does
Creates the Office of Common Interest Community Registration Act. Creates the Office of Common Interest Community Registration within the Division of Real Estate in the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that the Office shall require a common interest community association to register with the Office, which shall require an association to: (1) pay a registration fee of $3 per number of units in the common interest community; (2) provide any bylaws, articles of incorporation, or covenants established by the association; (3) provide the names and contact information of all board of managers or board of directors; and (4) provide a list of any management company contracted to assist with the management of an association. Provides that if a unit owner alleges that the board of managers or board of directors has violated the Act, the Office shall investigate the complaint within 60 days. Allows the Office to issue a fine against a board of managers, board of directors, or individual board member for violating the Act or any of the bylaws, articles of incorporation, or covenants established for the board of managers', board of directors', or individual board member's respective association. Allows the Office to refer any criminal activity to the State's Attorney or refer any violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or any civil rights violation to the Attorney General. Authorizes the Office to adopt any rules necessary to implement the Act. Creates the Community Interest Community Registration Fund in the State treasury. Repeals the Condominium and Common Interest Community Ombudsperson Act. Makes conforming changes.
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Current stage: In Committee · Last action 249 days ago · STAGNANT
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Introduction of Bill
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Committee Work — Hearings
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
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Floor Debate
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
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Gubernatorial Action
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Sponsor Context
Bills sponsored by Dagmara Avelar advance 2% more often than the chamber average.
Campaign finance
This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.
Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.
Sponsor and voter funding
| Member | Role | Receipts | Total received | Top donors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dagmara Avelar | Chief sponsor | 151 | $186,808.21 | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($10,500.00); LIUNA CHICAGO LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL ($10,000.00); Save Our Local Businesses IL PAC ($10,000.00) |
Top donors across these members
| Donor | Occupation | Employer | Receipts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | — | — | 5 | $10,500.00 |
| Save Our Local Businesses IL PAC | — | — | 1 | $10,000.00 |
| LIUNA CHICAGO LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL | — | — | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| AFT Local 604 COPE II | — | — | 2 | $8,333.00 |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC | — | — | 5 | $7,500.00 |
| SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC | — | — | 2 | $7,000.00 |
| McDonalds | — | — | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC | — | — | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC | — | — | 2 | $4,666.88 |
| Joliet Firefighters PAC | — | — | 2 | $4,166.67 |
| Comcast Financial Agency Corporation | — | — | 2 | $4,000.00 |
| Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC | — | — | 2 | $4,000.00 |
| Realtor Political Action Committee | — | — | 2 | $3,500.00 |
| William Gallagher | President | CFG Merchant Solutions | 1 | $3,500.00 |
| Evan Smiedt | CEO | THE FUNDWORKS, LLC | 1 | $3,500.00 |
| Tim Mages | CEO | Expansion Capital Group | 1 | $3,500.00 |
| Boris Musheyev | CEO | United First, LLC | 1 | $3,500.00 |
| Scott Crockett | CEO | Scott Crokett | 1 | $3,500.00 |
| Illinois Federation of Teacher COPE | — | — | 2 | $2,500.00 |
| Sports Betting Alliance | — | — | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| Ben Lazare Consulting | — | — | 2 | $2,500.00 |
| Bridge Structural and Reinforcing Ironworkers Union Local #1 | — | — | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Local 444 IPAL Fund | — | — | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Lizbeth Ramirez | Principal | Zerimar Strategies | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Women for Data Privacy | — | — | 1 | $2,000.00 |
Hearings
This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.
Action History
3 actions recorded. Last action: 2026-02-03 — Referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
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| 2026-01-27 | House | Filed with the Clerk byRep. Dagmara Avelar House Rule 6(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2026-02-03 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |