SB 1840 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

CREDIT CARDS-UNSOLICITED

Summary
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it shall be an unlawful practice to knowingly mail, send, or cause to be mailed an unsolicited application for a credit card to a recipient in the State unless the front of the envelope in which the application was sent contains language that allows a recipient to opt out of future unsolicited applications from the sender. Provides that it shall be an unlawful practice under the Act for a sender who has already received an opt out request from a recipient in the State to knowingly mail, send, or cause to be mailed an unsolicited application for a credit card to that recipient.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2007
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Apr 26, 2007 Last action Jan 13, 2009
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Jan 13, 2009
Senate · Failed
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Apr 26, 2007
Senate · Referred to committee
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Dan Kotowski
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