Bill Text: IL HR0838 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges citizens of Illinois to protect themselves from package theft and delivery companies to implement better package delivery practices.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-10 - Resolution Adopted [HR0838 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0838-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Lost deliveries negatively affect businesses, | ||||||
3 | hurt residents, communities, and the economy; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Service standards implemented by mail package | ||||||
5 | delivery services are essential to providing prompt and timely | ||||||
6 | delivery of all mail, including online purchases; with more | ||||||
7 | Americans shopping online, the number of package thefts have | ||||||
8 | been increasing; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Each year more than 23 million Americans have | ||||||
10 | their packages stolen and lose an average of $140.00; and
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11 | WHEREAS, According to Consumer Affairs, more than 4,000 | ||||||
12 | customers have filed complaints against shipping companies | ||||||
13 | regarding the theft of packages; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Citizens can prevent package theft by | ||||||
15 | implementing additional safety precautions, including using | ||||||
16 | Smart Package Lockers or convenience stores to secure packages, | ||||||
17 | having packages delivered to a workplace, installing front door | ||||||
18 | security cameras, requiring a signature on delivery, rerouting | ||||||
19 | or rescheduling package deliveries, requiring vacation package | ||||||
20 | holds, purchasing a package guard, and insuring packages; | ||||||
21 | therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
2 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
3 | urge package delivery companies to respond to the increased | ||||||
4 | public concern by examining ways to reduce package thefts and | ||||||
5 | expedite customer refunds as appropriate; and be it further
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6 | RESOLVED, That we urge the citizens of Illinois to take | ||||||
7 | additional measures to make sure their packages are not stolen | ||||||
8 | from their front doors or porches; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to the United States Postal Service, Amazon, FedEx, | ||||||
11 | and UPS.
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