Bill Text: IL HB2449 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Service Member Civil Relief Act. Provides that any person or service member who enters military service may, at any time after receiving military orders to relocate for a period of service of at least 90 days, terminate or suspend certain specified contracts for service. Provides that termination or suspension of a contract must be made by delivery of a written or electronic notice, along with a copy of the service member's official military orders calling him or her to military service, to the specified service provider. Provides that a termination or suspension of service is effective on the day notice is given. Provides that a service member who terminates or suspends a contract for services, and who is no longer in active military service, may reinstate the provision of service upon providing written or electronic notice to the service provider that he or she is no longer on active military service. Provides that nothing shall be construed to conflict with the provisions of the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or any other applicable provision of the Act.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0264 [HB2449 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB2449-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Service Member Civil Relief Act. Provides that any person or service member who enters military service may, at any time after receiving military orders to relocate for a period of service of at least 90 days, terminate or suspend certain specified contracts for service. Provides that termination or suspension of a contract must be made by delivery of a written or electronic notice, along with a copy of the service member's official military orders calling him or her to military service, to the specified service provider. Provides that a termination or suspension of service is effective on the day notice is given. Provides that a service member who terminates or suspends a contract for services, and who is no longer in active military service, may reinstate the provision of service upon providing written or electronic notice to the service provider that he or she is no longer on active military service. Provides that nothing shall be construed to conflict with the provisions of the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or any other applicable provision of the Act.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0264 [HB2449 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB2449-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning veterans.
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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 Illinois Service Member Civil Relief Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by adding Sections 13 and 85 as follows:
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6 | (330 ILCS 63/13 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 13. Contract termination. | ||||||
8 | (a) Any person or service member who enters military | ||||||
9 | service may, at any time after receiving military orders to | ||||||
10 | relocate for a period of service of at least 90 days, terminate | ||||||
11 | or suspend any of the following contracts for services: | ||||||
12 | (1) internet services; | ||||||
13 | (2) television and cable services; | ||||||
14 | (3) athletic club or gym memberships; and | ||||||
15 | (4) satellite radio services. | ||||||
16 | (b) Termination or suspension of a contract under this | ||||||
17 | Section must be made by delivery of a written or electronic | ||||||
18 | notice, along with a copy of the service member's official | ||||||
19 | military orders calling him or her to military service, to the | ||||||
20 | specified service provider. A termination or suspension under | ||||||
21 | this Section is effective on the day notice is given under this | ||||||
22 | subsection (b). A service member who terminates or suspends a | ||||||
23 | contract for services under this Section, and who is no longer |
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1 | in active military service, may reinstate the provision of | ||||||
2 | service upon providing written or electronic notice to the | ||||||
3 | service provider that he or she is no longer on active military | ||||||
4 | service. | ||||||
5 | (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to conflict | ||||||
6 | with the provisions of the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief | ||||||
7 | Act, or any other applicable provision of this Act. | ||||||
8 | (d) The provisions of this Section shall only apply to | ||||||
9 | contracts entered into on and after the effective date of this | ||||||
10 | amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.
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11 | (330 ILCS 63/85 new) | ||||||
12 | Sec. 85. Violations. A violation of this Act constitutes an | ||||||
13 | unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive | ||||||
14 | Business Practices Act.
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15 | Section 10. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business | ||||||
16 | Practices Act is amended by changing Section 2Z as follows:
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17 | (815 ILCS 505/2Z) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z)
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18 | Sec. 2Z. Violations of other Acts. Any person who knowingly | ||||||
19 | violates
the Automotive Repair Act, the Automotive Collision | ||||||
20 | Repair Act,
the Home Repair and Remodeling Act,
the Dance | ||||||
21 | Studio Act,
the Physical Fitness Services Act,
the Hearing | ||||||
22 | Instrument Consumer Protection Act,
the Illinois Union Label | ||||||
23 | Act,
the Job Referral and Job Listing Services Consumer |
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1 | Protection Act,
the Travel Promotion Consumer Protection Act,
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2 | the Credit Services Organizations Act,
the Automatic Telephone | ||||||
3 | Dialers Act,
the Pay-Per-Call Services Consumer Protection | ||||||
4 | Act,
the Telephone Solicitations Act,
the Illinois Funeral or | ||||||
5 | Burial Funds Act,
the Cemetery Oversight Act, the Cemetery Care | ||||||
6 | Act,
the Safe and Hygienic Bed Act,
the Pre-Need Cemetery Sales | ||||||
7 | Act,
the High Risk Home Loan Act, the Payday Loan Reform Act, | ||||||
8 | the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act, subsection (a) or (b) of Section | ||||||
9 | 3-10 of the
Cigarette Tax Act, subsection
(a) or (b) of Section | ||||||
10 | 3-10 of the Cigarette Use Tax Act, the Electronic
Mail Act, the | ||||||
11 | Internet Caller Identification Act, paragraph (6)
of
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12 | subsection (k) of Section 6-305 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, | ||||||
13 | Section 11-1431, 18d-115, 18d-120, 18d-125, 18d-135, 18d-150, | ||||||
14 | or 18d-153 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, Article 3 of the | ||||||
15 | Residential Real Property Disclosure Act, the Automatic | ||||||
16 | Contract Renewal Act, the Reverse Mortgage Act, Section 25 of | ||||||
17 | the Youth Mental Health Protection Act, or the Personal | ||||||
18 | Information Protection Act , or the Illinois Service Member | ||||||
19 | Civil Relief Act commits an unlawful practice within the | ||||||
20 | meaning of this Act.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 99-331, eff. 1-1-16; 99-411, eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, | ||||||
22 | eff. 7-28-16.)
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