No statewide hotel license or state lodging inspection program found; statewide hotel mandates: Human Trafficking Recognition Training Act (820 ILCS 95, as amended by PA 104-0099: hotels, motels, casino hotels, restaurants, truck stops), Hotel and Casino Employee Safety Act (820 ILCS 325, panic devices), Smoke Detector Act (425 ILCS 60/3) alarms for deaf and hard-of-hearing guests. Enforced by No state licensing agency; IDHS supplies the trafficking-training curriculum, and since Oct 1, 2026 IDHS, local governments or police may enforce the training act, with civil action by the Attorney General or State's Attorney; panic-device act enforced by employee civil action; OSFM and local fire officials for smoke-detector and life-safety rules; municipalities and counties (e.g., Chicago) license and inspect lodging locally. Reported, in verification; the state record was last reviewed 2026-11-12.
PA 104-0099 text (ilga.gov): public-facing staff get at least 20 minutes of trafficking-recognition training within 6 months of starting and every 2 years; employer or third-party program may be used; IDHS curriculum due by Oct 1, 2026. Panic-device and smoke-detector provisions read only on secondary copies, not the primary text. Confirm duties with counsel.
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Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; confirm the local office for the address.
Enforcement under 820 ILCS 95/20 began Oct 1, 2026: notice and a 30-day cure period, then a business offense with fines up to $1,500 per offense; the ilga.gov Public Act page (read Oct 22, 2026) lists PA 104-0099 effective Jan 1, 2026; no later dated change found
No statewide hotel license or state lodging inspection program found; statewide hotel mandates: Human Trafficking Recognition Training Act (820 ILCS 95, as amended by PA 104-0099: hotels, motels, casino hotels, restaurants, truck stops), Hotel and Casino Employee Safety Act (820 ILCS 325, panic devices), Smoke Detector Act (425 ILCS 60/3) alarms for deaf and hard-of-hearing guests. PA 104-0099 text (ilga.gov): public-facing staff get at least 20 minutes of trafficking-recognition training within 6 months of starting and every 2 years; employer or third-party program may be used; IDHS curriculum due by Oct 1, 2026. Panic-device and smoke-detector provisions read only on secondary copies, not the primary text. Confirm duties with counsel.
No state licensing agency; IDHS supplies the trafficking-training curriculum, and since Oct 1, 2026 IDHS, local governments or police may enforce the training act, with civil action by the Attorney General or State's Attorney; panic-device act enforced by employee civil action; OSFM and local fire officials for smoke-detector and life-safety rules; municipalities and counties (e.g., Chicago) license and inspect lodging locally.
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