Bill Amendment: IL HB0217 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH PROTECTION

Status: 2015-08-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0411 [HB0217 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB0217-House_Amendment_002.html

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Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

Filed: 2/27/2015

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 217
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 217 on page 9, by
replacing lines 1 through 20 with the following:
"Section 25. Advertisement and sales; misrepresentation.
No person or entity may advertise or otherwise offer conversion
therapy services in a manner that represents homosexuality as a
mental disease, disorder, or illness. A violation of this
Section constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer
Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
Section 30. Discipline. Any sexual orientation change
efforts attempted on a person under the age of 18 by a mental
health provider shall be considered unprofessional conduct.
Mental health providers found to have engaged in a sexual
orientation change effort on a patient under the age of 18 may
be subject to discipline by the licensing entity or
disciplinary review board with competent jurisdiction.

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Section 90. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
Practices Act is amended by changing Section 2Z as follows:
(815 ILCS 505/2Z) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z)
Sec. 2Z. Violations of other Acts. Any person who knowingly
violates the Automotive Repair Act, the Automotive Collision
Repair Act, the Home Repair and Remodeling Act, the Dance
Studio Act, the Physical Fitness Services Act, the Hearing
Instrument Consumer Protection Act, the Illinois Union Label
Act, the Job Referral and Job Listing Services Consumer
Protection Act, the Travel Promotion Consumer Protection Act,
the Credit Services Organizations Act, the Automatic Telephone
Dialers Act, the Pay-Per-Call Services Consumer Protection
Act, the Telephone Solicitations Act, the Illinois Funeral or
Burial Funds Act, the Cemetery Oversight Act, the Cemetery Care
Act, the Safe and Hygienic Bed Act, the Pre-Need Cemetery Sales
Act, the High Risk Home Loan Act, the Payday Loan Reform Act,
the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act, subsection (a) or (b) of Section
3-10 of the Cigarette Tax Act, subsection (a) or (b) of Section
3-10 of the Cigarette Use Tax Act, the Electronic Mail Act, the
Internet Caller Identification Act, paragraph (6) of
subsection (k) of Section 6-305 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
Section 11-1431, 18d-115, 18d-120, 18d-125, 18d-135, 18d-150,
or 18d-153 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, Article 3 of the
Residential Real Property Disclosure Act, the Automatic

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Contract Renewal Act, Section 25 of the Conversion Therapy
Prohibition Act, or the Personal Information Protection Act
commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 1-19-10; 96-1369, eff. 1-1-11;
96-1376, eff. 7-29-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)".