Illinois Senate Bill 3827 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-08 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act and amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that the manufacturer of any motor vehicle that is sold in this State shall promptly, upon request, provide to any independent motor vehicle repair facility in this State and to any motor vehicle owner all information related to the proper and complete diagnosis, service, maintenance, activation, certification, and repair of the vehicle, including all non-emission-related service information or training information. Requires a motor vehicle manufacturer to promptly, upon request, permit independent motor vehicle repair facilities to acquire necessary diagnostic tools; requires such a manufacturer to promptly, upon request, provide aftermarket tool companies with information that will allow them to manufacture tools with the same functional characteristics as those tools made available by the manufacturer to authorized dealers and authorized motor vehicle repair facilities. Provides that the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act applies to all motor vehicles manufactured after model year 1994. Provides that nothing in the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act requires a motor vehicle manufacturer to divulge information that is a trade secret. Provides for a civil action by a person who suffers actual damage as a result of a violation of the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act. Provides for penalties for violations of the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act; also provides that a violation of the Motor Vehicle Owners Right To Repair Act is an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Effective immediately.

MOTOR VEH OWNER-RT TO REPAIR

Sen. Linda Holmes [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-08		Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2010-03-03		Postponed - Consumer Protection
2010-02-24		Assigned to Consumer Protection
2010-02-11		Referred to Assignments
2010-02-11		First Reading
2010-02-11		Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3827&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/09600SB3827.htm