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HB2435*LRB10405988SPS24593a* EngrossedRep. LRB104 05988 SPS 16021 b AN ACT concerning business.
BeMichael itCrawford enactedFiled: by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:
Section4/7/2025 5.10400HB2435ham002 LRB104 05988 SPS 24593 a AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2435 AMENDMENT NO.
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Amend House Bill 2435, AS AMENDED, by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5.
10400HB2435ham002 -2- LRB104 05988 SPS 24593 a "Emergency telephone number" means any telephone number which accesses or calls a fire department, law enforcement agency, ambulance, hospital, medical center, poison control center, rape crisis center, suicide prevention center (including the 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline), rescue service, the 911 emergency access number provided by law enforcement agencies and police departments.
"Existing business relationship" means a relationship HB2435 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 05988 SPS 16021 b formed by:
10400HB2435ham002 -3- LRB104 05988 SPS 24593 a (Source:
(a-5) No person shall initiate a telephone solicitation in HB2435 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 05988 SPS 16021 b this State through the use of an automatic telephone dialing system.
(iv) made by a not-for-profit organization that is 10400HB2435ham002 -4- LRB104 05988 SPS 24593 a exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code;
HB2435 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 05988 SPS 16021 b (1) immediately state his or her name, the name of the business or organization being represented, and the purpose of the call;
(c) A person may not initiate a telephone solicitation solicit the sale of goods or services by telephone in a manner that impedes the function of any caller ID when the telephone 10400HB2435ham002 -5- LRB104 05988 SPS 24593 a solicitor's service or equipment is capable of allowing the display of the solicitor's telephone number.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the provisions of this Act shall not apply to telephone calls made by an HB2435 Engrossed - 5 - LRB104 05988 SPS 16021 b autodialer.
It is a violation 10400HB2435ham002 -6- LRB104 05988 SPS 24593 a of this Act to make or cause to be made telephone calls in a manner that does not comply with Section 15.
(c) It is an unlawful act or practice and a violation of this Act for any person engaged in telephone solicitation to obtain or submit for payment a check, draft, or other form of HB2435 Engrossed - 6 - LRB104 05988 SPS 16021 b negotiable paper drawn on a person's checking, savings, or other account or on a bond without the person's express written consent.
Violation of any of the provisions of this Act is an unlawful practice under 10400HB2435ham002 -7- LRB104 05988 SPS 24593 a Section 2Z of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
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