HB 3148 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

FRAUD-AUTOPAY/DOCUMENT FEES

Summary

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for any person to charge a consumer an additional fee or surcharge for: (1) not enrolling in an automatic payment program; or (2) requesting business documents, including, but not limited to, invoices and statements, be mailed to the consumer's address rather than delivered electronically.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 14, 2025 Last action Jun 2, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 11, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify the prohibition against charging fees for paper billing and to explicitly allow businesses to offer discounts for electronic payments. The changes restructure the law to specifically ban fees for mailing monthly invoices while permitting businesses to incentivize customers who choose digital or automatic payment options.

Scope change

The scope was refined to specifically target monthly invoices and statements, and the applicability was expanded to include discounts for electronic services.

REQUIREMENT

Restructured the prohibition to specifically ban fees for mailing monthly invoices or statements to a consumer's address.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a new provision allowing businesses to offer discounts to consumers who enroll in electronic or paperless services or automatic payment programs.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill status from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' and updated the header information to reflect the legislative process.

Floor votes · House Apr 11, 2025

How they voted

112–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 118

Apr 11, 2025

D Democratic78

75 Yea 3

96% Yea

R Republican40

37 Yea 3

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 2, 2025

Committee

Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

upper

May 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

upper

May 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Judiciary

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Apr 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Committee

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Bradley Fritts

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 009-000-000

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Consumer Protection Committee; by Voice Vote

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Introduced

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Bradley Fritts

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 35 co-sponsors