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HB 4178 Illinois House · 95th Regular Session

CONSUMER FRAUD-INTERNET GAMING

Summary
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that an Internet gaming service provider that provides service to a consumer, for home and personal use, for a stated term that is automatically renewed for another term unless a consumer cancels the service must give a consumer who is an Illinois resident: (1) a secure method at the Internet gaming service provider's web site that the consumer may use to cancel the service, which method shall not require the consumer to make a telephone call or send U.S. Postal Service mail to effectuate the cancellation; and (2) instructions that the consumer may follow to cancel the service at the Internet gaming service provider's web site. Makes it an unlawful business practice for an Internet gaming service provider to violate the new provisions.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2008
Committee Review
May 2008
House Passage
May 2008
Senate Passage
May 2008
Signed into Law
Jul 2008
Introduced Apr 3, 2008 Signed Jul 29, 2008
Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2008 · House May 31, 2008

How they voted

53–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 57
May 23, 2008
D Democratic35
32 Yea 1 Nay 2
91% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Amendments
3
Jul 29, 2008
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2008
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2008
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
lower
May 30, 2008
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
lower
May 28, 2008
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 28, 2008
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Raymond Poe
lower
May 27, 2008
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 27, 2008
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 23, 2008
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (53-1-3)
senate
May 8, 2008
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Housing and Community Affairs; 008-000-000
upper
May 7, 2008
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
May 7, 2008
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Housing and Community Affairs
upper
May 1, 2008
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
May 1, 2008
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
upper
Apr 30, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Housing and Community Affairs
upper
Apr 17, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 3, 2008
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 4, 2008
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Feb 25, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
Nov 15, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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