Bill Text: IL HB4145 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a restaurant shall clearly and prominently disclose all fees outside of food costs and taxes that are added to a customer's bill, including administrative fees, at the beginning of the ordering process. Provides that a restaurant that violates the provisions commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-10-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4145 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB4145-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning business.
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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 2BBBB as follows:
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6 | (815 ILCS 505/2BBBB new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 2BBBB. Restaurants disclose additional fees. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) As used in this Section, "restaurant" means any | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | business that is primarily engaged in the sale of ready-to-eat | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | food for immediate consumption. | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | (b) A restaurant shall clearly and prominently disclose | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | all fees outside of food costs and taxes that are added to a | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | customer's bill, including administrative fees, at the | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | beginning of the ordering process. A restaurant that violates | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | this Section commits an unlawful practice within the meaning | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | of this Act.
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