Bill Text: IL HB2328 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
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.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB2328 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB2328-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning business transactions.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2QQQ as follows:
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6 | (815 ILCS 505/2QQQ new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 2QQQ. Credit card surcharges prohibited. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) No person in any sales transaction may impose a | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | surcharge upon a consumer who elects to pay by use of a credit | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | card instead of making payment by cash, check, or similar means | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | of payment. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (b) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | practice within the meaning of this Act.
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14 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | becoming law.
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