Bill Text: IL HB3173 | 2025-2026 | 104th 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 any third-party hotel booking service to facilitate the reservation or booking of a physical accommodation in the State without providing specified disclosures to the consumer. Sets forth requirements for the disclosure, including that it is clear and conspicuous. Defines terms. Effective January 1, 2026.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB3173 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB3173-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3173 Introduced , by Rep. Dave Vella SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
815 ILCS 505/2HHHH new
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for any third-party hotel booking service to facilitate the reservation or booking of a physical accommodation in the State without providing specified disclosures to the consumer. Sets forth requirements for the disclosure, including that it is clear and conspicuous. Defines terms. Effective January 1, 2026.
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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 adding Section 2HHHH as follows:
(815 ILCS 505/2HHHH new)
Sec. 2HHHH. Third-party hotel booking service disclosures.
(a) As used in this Section:
"Clear and conspicuous" means easily understandable and
presented in a manner that stands out from any accompanying
information that renders it readily apparent, unavoidable,
readable, and understandable. "Clear and conspicuous"
includes: (i) for a text disclosure, text that is of
sufficient size, color, contrast, duration, and location for a
consumer to easily read and understand; and (ii) for an audio
disclosure, audio that is of sufficient volume, speed, and
cadence for a consumer to easily hear and understand.
"Physical accommodation" has the meaning given to the term
"hotel" in the Hotel Operators' Occupation and Tax Act.
"Third-party hotel booking service" means an online
platform, website, phone or mobile application, call center,
or service that facilitates the reservation or booking of
accommodations in this State for consumers that is not

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directly affiliated with the physical accommodation being
reserved or booked. "Third-party hotel booking service" does
not include any online platform, website, phone or mobile
application, call center, or service operated by the physical
accommodation.
(b) It is an unlawful practice within the meaning of this
Act for any third-party hotel booking service to facilitate
the reservation or booking of a physical accommodation in this
State without providing a disclosure to the consumer that
includes the following information:
(1) the third-party hotel booking service is a
third-party booking service and not directly affiliated
with the physical accommodation; and
(2) the consumer is not directly making a reservation
or booking with the physical accommodation and that the
third-party hotel booking service is as an unaffiliated
intermediary for the transaction.
(c) A disclosure satisfies the requirements of this
Section if the disclosure:
(1) is displayed in a clear and conspicuous manner on
the webpage or interface that the consumer uses to reserve
or book the physical accommodation;
(2) is presented before the consumer is presented any
offer or information concerning a physical accommodation,
including at the top of any search results or at the
beginning of a spoken conversation;

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(3) appears before the consumer is asked to enter any
personal information;
(4) is made through the same means as the
communication with the consumer; and
(5) is not contradictory or inconsistent with any
other information that it is presented to the consumer.
(d) A disclosure does not satisfy the requirements of this
Section if the disclosure:
(1) requires a consumer to take any additional action
to access it, including, but not limited to, clicking on a
hyperlink or hovering a cursor over an icon; or
(2) is only included in the third-party hotel booking
service's general terms and conditions or in any other
place that requires the consumer to click through multiple
links or read extensive legal text.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2026.