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SB 3405 Illinois Senate · 98th Regular Session

CONSUMER FRAUD-PATENT DEMAND

Summary
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice to claim that another has infringed upon a United States patent if the claim falsely threatens adverse administrative or judicial action, the assertions lack a reasonable basis in fact or law, the person making the assertion is not, or does not represent, a person with a current right to license the patent, or the claim fails to make certain other disclosures. Effective January 1, 2015.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2014
Committee Review
May 2014
Senate Passage
May 2014
House Passage
May 2014
Signed into Law
Aug 2014
Introduced Apr 9, 2014 Signed Aug 26, 2014
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2014 · House May 28, 2014

How they voted

45–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
May 30, 2014
D Democratic30
30 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican17
15 Yea 2
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
64
Key actions
11
Committee
14
Amendments
6
Aug 26, 2014
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2014
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2014
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
upper
May 29, 2014
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000
upper
May 29, 2014
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary
upper
May 28, 2014
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 28, 2014
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2014
upper
May 28, 2014
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 28, 2014
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-3)
house
May 7, 2014
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000
lower
May 7, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary; by Voice Vote
lower
May 5, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
lower
May 2, 2014
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 2, 2014
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann Williams
lower
Apr 28, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
lower
Apr 9, 2014
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2014
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 20, 2014
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 19, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 19, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Mar 17, 2014
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 17, 2014
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss
upper
Feb 25, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 14, 2014
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 16 co-sponsors

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