Bill Text: IL SB3331 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice under the Act for a person to: (1) offer, display, or advertise an amount a consumer may pay for merchandise without clearly and conspicuously disclosing the total price; (2) fail, in any offer, display, or advertisement that contains an amount a consumer may pay, to display the total price more prominently than any other pricing information; (3) misrepresent the nature and purpose of any amount a consumer may pay, including the ability to refund the fees and the identity of any merchandise for which fees are charged; or (4) fail to disclose clearly and conspicuously before the consumer consents to pay, the nature and purpose of any amount a consumer may pay that is excluded from the total price, including the ability to refund the fees and the identity of any merchandise for which fees are charged.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-26 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB3331 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB3331-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, | |||||||||||||||||||
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 2EEEE as follows:
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6 | (815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 2EEEE. Disclosure of mandatory fees. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) As used in this Section, "mandatory fee" means a fee | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | required for purchasing the goods or services advertised, | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | displayed, or offered. | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | (b) It is an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | meaning of this Act for a person to: | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | (1) advertise, display, or offer a price for goods or | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | services that does not include all mandatory fees or | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | charges other than taxes imposed by a government entity; | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | or | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | (2) engage in any fraudulent or deceptive conduct that | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | creates a likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | concerning the complete price of goods or services | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | offered, displayed, or advertised. | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | (c) A person does not violate this Section if the total | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | price of the goods or services being offered, displayed, or | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | advertised, including any mandatory fees a consumer would |
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1 | incur during the transaction, is clearly and conspicuously | ||||||
2 | disclosed in each advertisement or display and whenever a | ||||||
3 | price is first shown to a consumer.
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