Bill Text: IL HB2686 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Expands the scope of the prohibition on third-party vendor billing for consumer goods or services in a manner that the charge appears on a consumer's telephone bill to include goods or services billed by or through a provider of wireless services. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB2686 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB2686-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB2686 Introduced , by Rep. Frances Ann Hurley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
815 ILCS 505/2HHH
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Expands the scope of the prohibition on third-party vendor billing for consumer goods or services in a manner that the charge appears on a consumer's telephone bill to include goods or services billed by or through a provider of wireless services. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning business.
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 changing Section 2HHH as follows:
(815 ILCS 505/2HHH)
Sec. 2HHH. Product and service charges billed on a
telephone bill prohibited.
(a) Definitions. For purposes of this Section:
"Billing agent" means a person that submits charges for
services or goods to a telecommunications carrier on behalf of
a third-party vendor.
"Third-party vendor" means an entity not affiliated with a
telecommunications carrier that sells services or goods to a
consumer.
"Telecommunications carrier" has the same meaning as
defined in Section 13-202 of the Public Utilities Act.
(b) A third-party vendor shall not bill, directly or
through an intermediary, a consumer for goods or services,
including goods or services billed by or through a provider of
wireless services, that will appear as a charge on a consumer's
telephone bill.
(c) A billing agent, on behalf of a third-party vendor,

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shall not submit, directly or through an intermediary, a charge
to a telecommunications carrier for goods or services that will
appear as a charge on a consumer's telephone bill.
(d) Any person who violates this Section commits an
unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act.
(e) This Section does not apply to:
(1) services or goods provided by a telecommunications
carrier subject to the provisions of Section 13-903 of the
Public Utilities Act;
(2) services or goods sold by any affiliate of the
telecommunications carrier issuing the bill to the
consumer;
(3) services or goods sold by any third-party vendor
that has a direct contractual arrangement for the joint or
cooperative sale of such services or goods with the
telecommunications carrier issuing the bill to the
consumer; provided however, that the telecommunications
carrier issuing the bill to the consumer shall be
responsible for assuring that such services or goods are
not sold without the informed authorization of the
consumer;
(4) (blank) wireless services, as described in Section
13-804 of the Public Utilities Act and any other services
or goods billed by or through a provider of wireless
services;
(5) message telecommunications services that are

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initiated by dialing 1+, 0+, 0-, or 1010XXX and calls that
are subject to the Pay-Per-Call Services Consumer
Protection Act; or
(6) contributions to any charitable organization
subject to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(Source: P.A. 96-827, eff. 11-30-09; 97-822, eff. 1-1-13.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.