Bill Text: IL HB4866 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning unlawful practices.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-01-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1152 [HB4866 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB4866-Amended.html

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Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

Filed: 5/23/2012

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4866
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4866 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Motor Fuel Sales Act is amended by changing
Section 2 as follows:
(815 ILCS 365/2) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1502)
Sec. 2. Assistance at stations with self-service and
full-service islands.
(a) Any attendant on duty at a gasoline station or service
station offering to the public retail sales of motor fuel at
both self-service and full-service islands shall, upon
request, dispense motor fuel for the driver of a car which is
parked at a self-service island and displays: (1) registration
plates issued to a physically disabled person pursuant to
Section 3-616 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; (2) registration
plates issued to a disabled veteran pursuant to Section 3-609

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or 3-609.01 of such Code; or (3) a special decal or device
issued pursuant to Section 11-1301.2 of such Code; and shall
only charge such driver prices as offered to the general public
for motor fuel dispensed at the self-service island. However,
such attendant shall not be required to perform other services
which are offered at the full-service island.
(b) Gasoline stations and service stations in this State
are subject to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and
must:
(1) provide refueling assistance upon the request of an
individual with a disability (A gasoline station or service
station is not required to provide such service at any time
that it is operating on a remote control basis with a
single employee on duty at the motor fuel site, but is
encouraged to do so, if feasible.);
(2) by July 1, 2013, provide and display at least one
ADA compliant motor fuel dispenser with a direct telephone
number to the station that allows a disabled operator of a
motor vehicle to request refueling assistance, with the
telephone number posted in close proximity to the
International Symbol of Accessibility required by the
federal Americans with Disabilities Act, however, if the
station does not have at least one ADA compliant motor fuel
dispenser, the station must display at at least one motor
fuel dispenser a direct telephone number to the station
that allows a disabled operator of a motor vehicle to

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request refueling assistance let patrons know, through
appropriate signs, that customers with disabilities can
obtain refueling assistance by either honking or otherwise
signaling an employee; and
(3) provide the refueling assistance without any
charge beyond the self-serve price.
(c) The signage required under paragraph (2) of subsection
(b) shall be designated by the station owner and shall be
posted in a prominently visible place. The sign shall be
clearly visible to customers.
(d) The Secretary of State shall provide to persons with
disabilities information regarding the availability of
refueling assistance under this Section by the following
methods:
(1) by posting information about that availability on
the Secretary of State's Internet website, along with a
link to the Department of Human Services website; and
(2) by publishing a brochure containing information
about that availability, which shall be made available at
all Secretary of State offices throughout the State.
(e) The Department of Human Services shall post on its
Internet website information regarding the availability of
refueling assistance for persons with disabilities and the
addresses and telephone numbers of all gasoline and service
stations in Illinois.
(f) A person commits a Class C misdemeanor if he or she

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telephones a gasoline station or service station to request
refueling assistance and he or she:
(1) is not actually physically present at the gasoline
or service station; or
(2) is physically present at the gasoline or service
station but does not actually require refueling
assistance.
(g) The Department of Transportation shall work in
cooperation with appropriate representatives of gasoline and
service station trade associations and the petroleum industry
to increase the signage at gasoline and service stations on
interstate highways in this State with regard to the
availability of refueling assistance for persons with
disabilities.
(h) If an owner or operator of a gas station or service
station is found by the Illinois Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Weights and Measures, to be in violation of this Act,
the owner or operator shall pay an administrative fine of $250.
Any moneys collected by the Department shall be deposited into
the Weights and Measures Fund.
(Source: P.A. 95-167, eff. 1-1-08; 95-193, eff. 1-1-08; 95-876,
eff. 8-21-08.)".