Bill Title: Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that if a consumer purchases merchandise, it is an unlawful practice for the seller of the merchandise to enroll the consumer in a "club" or group whereby the consumer will periodically receive from the seller or another person shipments of similar merchandise not ordered or otherwise expressly requested by the consumer, unless the consumer expressly agrees in writing to be enrolled in the "club" or group and receive such periodic shipments of merchandise. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)

Status: (Passed) 2010-07-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1306 [HB4698 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Al Riley [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-038	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robert Flider [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-101	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patricia Bellock [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-047	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Linda LaVia [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-083	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Keith Farnham [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-043	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joseph Lyons [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-019	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John D'Amico [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-015	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jil Tracy [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-050	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jack Franks [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-063	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carol Sente [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-059	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sandra Pihos [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-048	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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