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HB 5211 Illinois House · 97th Regular Session

CHARGES ON PHONE BILLS

Summary
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act concerning product and services charges billed on telephone bills. Provides that a third-party vendor shall not bill a consumer for goods or services that will appear as a charge on a consumer's telephone bill. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2012
Committee Review
May 2012
House Passage
May 2012
Senate Passage
May 2012
Signed into Law
Jul 2012
Introduced Mar 21, 2012 Signed Jul 18, 2012
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2012 · House May 30, 2012

How they voted

50–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 55
May 22, 2012
D Democratic32
29 Yea 3
90% Yea
R Republican23
21 Yea 2
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
101
Key actions
13
Committee
14
Amendments
5
Jul 18, 2012
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 30, 2012
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 30, 2012
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
lower
May 28, 2012
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee; 015-000-000
lower
May 28, 2012
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
May 22, 2012
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 22, 2012
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly Burke
lower
May 22, 2012
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 22, 2012
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 22, 2012
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0-5)
senate
Apr 18, 2012
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Commerce; 007-000-000
upper
Apr 18, 2012
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Apr 17, 2012
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce
upper
Apr 17, 2012
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 17, 2012
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler
upper
Apr 11, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Commerce
upper
Mar 22, 2012
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 21, 2012
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 9, 2012
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 6, 2012
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee; 021-000-000
lower
Mar 5, 2012
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2012
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2012
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly Burke
lower
Feb 28, 2012
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 021-000-000
lower
0 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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