CREDIT CARD ISSUANCE-INT RATE
Summary
Amends the Credit Card Issuance Act. Provides that a credit card issuer who offers to an Illinois resident a credit card with a fixed annual percentage rate may not increase the annual percentage rate or rates of interest applicable to that credit card account, or prematurely remove or increase any introductory annual percentage rate or rates of interest applicable to the account, for reasons other than actions or omissions of the card holder that are directly related to the account and that are clearly and conspicuously described to the card holder at the time the credit card is issued. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2003
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2003
Last action Jan 11, 2005
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
0
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Jan 11, 2005
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Apr 4, 2003
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 13, 2003
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Financial Institutions Committee; 011-000-003
Mar 12, 2003
House · Reported by committee
Remains in Financial Institutions Committee
Mar 12, 2003
House · Failed in committee
Motion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Financial Institutions Committee; 009-002-006
Mar 12, 2003
House · Amendment adopted
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Financial Institutions Committee; by Voice Vote
Mar 12, 2003
House · Amendment offered
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Financial Institutions Committee
Feb 11, 2003
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Financial Institutions Committee
Feb 6, 2003
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Lovana Jones
DDemocratic
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