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HB 1632 Illinois House · 93rd Regular Session

CONSUMER FRAUD-FREE TRIALS

Summary
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a person or entity that, by means of telemarketing, offers free goods or services to an Illinois consumer on a trial basis and assesses a periodic fee or charge for the goods or services after the end of the free trial period, must send a consumer who accepts the free goods or services a form the consumer may use to indicate his or her agreement to pay the periodic fee or charge after the end of the free trial period. Prohibits a person or entity from assessing a fee or charge for the goods or services after the end of the free trial period if the person or entity does not receive a signed form from the consumer in which the consumer agrees to pay the periodic fee or charge after the end of the free trial period. Provides that a violation constitutes an unlawful practice under the Act.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Jul 2003
Introduced Mar 19, 2003 Signed Jul 14, 2003
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2003 · House May 27, 2003

How they voted

43–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 45
May 16, 2003
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
18 Yea 2
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
74
Key actions
7
Committee
11
Amendments
14
Jul 14, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 27, 2003
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 27, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 116-000-000
lower
May 21, 2003
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
lower
May 20, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 20, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Cynthia Soto
lower
May 16, 2003
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3
lower
May 16, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 16, 2003
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 16, 2003
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 16, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-2)
senate
May 15, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Martinez
upper
May 14, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 007-000-000
upper
May 14, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Judiciary
upper
May 13, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary
upper
May 13, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
upper
May 13, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
upper
May 8, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Judiciary
upper
May 7, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
upper
May 1, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
May 1, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
upper
May 1, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
upper
May 1, 2003
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
May 1, 2003
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
upper
Apr 10, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Mar 27, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 19, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 20, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Feb 11, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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