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
Feb 2009
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2009
Last action Jan 12, 2011
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
0
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Jan 12, 2011
Senate · Failed
Session Sine Die
Aug 15, 2009
Senate · Referred to committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Re-referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b).
Aug 15, 2009
Senate · Referred to committee
Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
Mar 31, 2009
Senate · Amendment offered
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Consumer Protection
Mar 30, 2009
Senate · Amendment offered
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Consumer Protection
Mar 25, 2009
Senate · Referred to committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Mar 25, 2009
Senate · Amendment offered
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski
Mar 12, 2009
Senate · Reported by committee
Do Pass Consumer Protection; 005-003-000
Mar 4, 2009
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned to Consumer Protection
Feb 20, 2009
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Assignments
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Dan Kotowski
DDemocratic
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