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1 AN ACT concerning veterans.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Illinois Service Member Civil Relief Act is 
5amended by adding Sections 13 and 85 as follows:

6 (330 ILCS 63/13 new)
7 Sec. 13. Contract termination.
8 (a) Any person or service member who enters military 
9service may, at any time after receiving military orders to 
10relocate for a period of service of at least 90 days, terminate 
11or 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 
17Section must be made by delivery of a written or electronic 
18notice, along with a copy of the service member's official 
19military orders calling him or her to military service, to the 
20specified service provider. A termination or suspension under 
21this Section is effective on the day notice is given under this 
22subsection (b). A service member who terminates or suspends a 
23contract for services under this Section, and who is no longer 
 
 
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1in active military service, may reinstate the provision of 
2service upon providing written or electronic notice to the 
3service provider that he or she is no longer on active military 
4service.
5 (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to conflict 
6with the provisions of the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief 
7Act, or any other applicable provision of this Act.
8 (d) The provisions of this Section shall only apply to 
9contracts entered into on and after the effective date of this 
10amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.

11 (330 ILCS 63/85 new)
12 Sec. 85. Violations. A violation of this Act constitutes an 
13unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive 
14Business Practices Act.


15 Section 10. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
16Practices Act is amended by changing Section 2Z as follows:




17 (815 ILCS 505/2Z) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z)


18 Sec. 2Z. Violations of other Acts. Any person who knowingly 
19violates
the Automotive Repair Act, the Automotive Collision 
20Repair Act,
the Home Repair and Remodeling Act,
the Dance 
21Studio Act,
the Physical Fitness Services Act,
the Hearing 
22Instrument Consumer Protection Act,
the Illinois Union Label 
23Act,
the Job Referral and Job Listing Services Consumer 
 
 
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1Protection Act,
the Travel Promotion Consumer Protection Act,

2the Credit Services Organizations Act,
the Automatic Telephone 
3Dialers Act,
the Pay-Per-Call Services Consumer Protection 
4Act,
the Telephone Solicitations Act,
the Illinois Funeral or 
5Burial Funds Act,
the Cemetery Oversight Act, the Cemetery Care 
6Act,
the Safe and Hygienic Bed Act,
the Pre-Need Cemetery Sales 
7Act,
the High Risk Home Loan Act, the Payday Loan Reform Act, 
8the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act, subsection (a) or (b) of Section 
93-10 of the
Cigarette Tax Act, subsection
(a) or (b) of Section 
103-10 of the Cigarette Use Tax Act, the Electronic
Mail Act, the 
11Internet Caller Identification Act, paragraph (6)
of

12subsection (k) of Section 6-305 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 
13Section 11-1431, 18d-115, 18d-120, 18d-125, 18d-135, 18d-150, 
14or 18d-153 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, Article 3 of the 
15Residential Real Property Disclosure Act, the Automatic 
16Contract Renewal Act, the Reverse Mortgage Act, Section 25 of 
17the Youth Mental Health Protection Act, or the Personal 
18Information Protection Act, or the Illinois Service Member 
19Civil Relief Act commits an unlawful practice within the 
20meaning of this Act.

21(Source: P.A. 99-331, eff. 1-1-16; 99-411, eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, 
22eff. 7-28-16.)