Bill Text: IL HB0977 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for a person to impose a surcharge upon a consumer who elects to pay by use of a credit card instead of making payment by cash, check, or similar means of payment. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB0977 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB0977-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB0977 Introduced , by Rep. Barbara Wheeler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
815 ILCS 505/2QQQ new
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for a person to impose a surcharge upon a consumer who elects to pay by use of a credit card instead of making payment by cash, check, or similar means of payment. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning business transactions.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2QQQ as follows:
(815 ILCS 505/2QQQ new)
Sec. 2QQQ. Credit card surcharges prohibited.
(a) No person in any sales transaction may impose a
surcharge upon a consumer who elects to pay by use of a credit
card instead of making payment by cash, check, or similar means
of payment.
(b) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful
practice within the meaning of this Act.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.