Illinois House Bill 5016 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on August 24 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-08-24 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1070
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Collection Agency Act. Defines "charge-off date", "collection agency" or "agency", "debt buyer", and "principal balance" or "charge-off balance". Provides that if a debt buyer commences litigation against a debtor, then the debt buyer shall attach to the complaint an affidavit. Provides that a debt buyer shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions, and requirements of the Act, except that a debt buyer shall not be required to (i) file and maintain in force a surety bond; (ii) maintain a trust account; (iii) procure written authorization to refer the account to an attorney for suit; or (iv) adhere to the assignment for collection criteria. Provides that the Attorney General may enforce against debt buyers specified provisions under the Act as an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Effective immediately.

COLLECTION AGENCY-DEBT BUYER

Rep. Louis Lang [D]	Rep. Michael Zalewski [D]	Sen. Michael Connelly [R]	Rep. Sidney Mathias [R]
Sen. Kirk Dillard [R]	Sen. Ira Silverstein [D]

2012-05-28 - House - Concurrence in House (Y: 113 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-05-28 - House - Concurrence in House (Y: 113 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-05-25 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 56 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-23 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 103 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-08-24	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1070
2012-08-24	House	Effective Date January 1, 2013
2012-08-24	House	Governor Approved
2012-06-26	House	Sent to the Governor
2012-05-28	House	Passed Both Houses
2012-05-28	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 113-000-002
2012-05-28	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-002
2012-05-28	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
2012-05-28	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
2012-05-25	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
2012-05-25	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
2012-05-25	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang
2012-05-25	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lou Lang
2012-05-25	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
2012-05-25	House	Arrived in House
2012-05-25	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
2012-05-17	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2012
2012-05-17	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Dillard
2012-05-17	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2012-05-08	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
2012-05-08	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
2012-05-02	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2012-05-02	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
2012-05-02	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
2012-05-02	Senate	Second Reading
2012-04-25	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2012
2012-04-25	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 007-000-000
2012-04-24	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2012-04-24	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
2012-04-23	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2012-04-23	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
2012-04-18	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2012-03-30	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2012-03-29	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2012-03-26	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2012-03-26	Senate	First Reading
2012-03-26	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
2012-03-26	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2012-03-26	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2012-03-23	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-003
2012-03-22	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-22	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
2012-03-22	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-22	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 007-000-000
2012-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
2012-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
2012-03-16	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
2012-03-16	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
2012-03-14	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2012-03-14	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
2012-03-01	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2012-02-29	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-000-001
2012-02-29	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
2012-02-29	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
2012-02-29	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
2012-02-29	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
2012-02-28	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
2012-02-24	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2012-02-24	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
2012-02-15	House	Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
2012-02-07	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2012-02-07	House	First Reading
2012-02-07	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
225	425	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	425	8.5	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5016&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5016.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5016ham001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5016ham002.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5016ham003.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5016eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5016sam001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5016sam002.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5016enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/097-1070.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/house/09700HB5016_03232012_007000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/senate/09700HB5016_05252012_009000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/house/09700HB5016_05282012_037001C.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/house/09700HB5016_05282012_037000C.pdf