Bill Text: IL HB5121 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice to advertise, or make available for inclusion in Internet search results, a rate for a hotel, motel, or other place of short-term lodging that does not include all required fees, excluding taxes or other governmentally imposed fees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5121 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB5121-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 2WWW as follows:
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6 | (815 ILCS 505/2WWW new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 2WWW. Unfair and deceptive advertising of room rates. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) As used in this Section: | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | "Casino hotel" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | North American Industry Classification System under code | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 721120. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | "Hotel" and "motel" have the meanings ascribed to those | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | terms in the North American Industry Classification System | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | under code 721110. | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | "Short-term rental" means a single-family dwelling, or a | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | residential dwelling unit in a multi-unit structure, | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | condominium, cooperative, timeshare, or similar joint property | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | ownership arrangement that is rented for a fee for less than 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | consecutive days. "Short-term rental" includes vacation | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | rentals. "Short-term rental" does not include: | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | (1) a unit that is used for any non-residential | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | purpose, including educational, health care, retail, | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | restaurant, banquet space, event center, or another |
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1 | similar uses; | ||||||
2 | (2) a bed and breakfast establishment as defined in | ||||||
3 | Section 2 of the Bed and Breakfast Act; or | ||||||
4 | (3) transient accommodations, including hotels and | ||||||
5 | motels that are not classified as residential property for | ||||||
6 | real property taxation purposes. | ||||||
7 | (b) No person shall advertise, or make available for | ||||||
8 | inclusion in Internet search results, a rate for a casino | ||||||
9 | hotel, hotel, motel, or other short-term lodging that does not | ||||||
10 | include all required fees, excluding taxes and fees imposed by | ||||||
11 | a government. | ||||||
12 | (c) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful | ||||||
13 | practice within the meaning of this Act.
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