Bill Text: IL HB4786 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Automatic Contract Renewal Act. Removes school districts from the list of entities excluded from the definition of the term "parties". Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4786 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB4786-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB4786 Introduced , by Rep. Brian W. Stewart SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
815 ILCS 601/5
Amends the Automatic Contract Renewal Act. Removes school districts from the list of entities excluded from the definition of the term "parties". 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 Automatic Contract Renewal Act is amended by
changing Section 5 as follows:
(815 ILCS 601/5)
Sec. 5. Definition. In this Act:
"Contract" means a written agreement between 2 or more
parties.
"Parties" include individuals and other legal entities,
but do not include the federal government, this State or
another state, or a unit of local government, or a school
district.
(Source: P.A. 91-674, eff. 6-1-00.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.