Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 1632 — CONSUMER FRAUD-FREE TRIALS

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0194

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2003. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    0 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a person or entity that, by means of telemarketing, offers free goods or services to an Illinois consumer on a trial basis and assesses a periodic fee or charge for the goods or services after the end of the free trial period, must send a consumer who accepts the free goods or services a form the consumer may use to indicate his or her agreement to pay the periodic fee or charge after the end of the free trial period. Prohibits a person or entity from assessing a fee or charge for the goods or services after the end of the free trial period if the person or entity does not receive a signed form from the consumer in which the consumer agrees to pay the periodic fee or charge after the end of the free trial period. Provides that a violation constitutes an unlawful practice under the Act.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill HB 1632, several phrases were updated to enhance clarity and impact. The language was changed to replace vague terms with more specific ones, which helps ensure that the bill’s intent and provisions are clear. These changes matter because they can influence how the bill is implemented and understood by those affected, thus improving communication and compliance.

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HB1632 Enrolled LRB093 05294 MBS 05384 b AN ACT concerning business transactions.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0194

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2004

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 116-000-000

  7. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003

  8. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh

  10. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

  11. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Cynthia Soto

  12. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3

  13. Arrived in House

  14. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)

  15. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)

  16. Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000

  17. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno

  18. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2003

  19. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Martinez

  20. Recalled to Second Reading

  21. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 007-000-000

  22. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Judiciary

  23. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary

  24. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules

  25. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  26. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  27. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  28. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz

  29. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Judiciary

  30. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary

  31. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003

  32. Second Reading

  33. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules

  34. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  35. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003

  36. Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000

  37. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  38. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  39. Assigned to Judiciary

  40. Referred to Rules

  41. First Reading

  42. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  43. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland

  44. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin

  45. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough

  46. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider

  47. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby

  48. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone

  49. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith

  50. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

  51. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce

  52. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons

  53. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 20, 2003

  54. Arrive in Senate

  55. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley

  56. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar

  57. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. George Scully, Jr.

  58. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg

  59. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  60. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang

  61. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks

  62. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000

  63. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner

  64. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly

  65. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson

  66. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  67. Second Reading - Short Debate

  68. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  69. Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 011-000-000

  70. Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee

  71. Referred to Rules Committee

  72. First Reading

  73. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Cynthia Soto

Sponsors

  • Cynthia Soto · Cosponsor
  • Antonio Munoz · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Cynthia Soto
  • Antonio Munoz

Not signed on (181)

181 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 3

Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 105001
Democrat 8001
Republican 3000
Total 116002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Slone — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Younge — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Munson — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Novak — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Mautino — Yea
May — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Millner — Yea
Parke — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Scully — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Forby — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Grunloh — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Krause — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Lang — Yea
Howard — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
O'Brien — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Wirsing — Yea
Capparelli — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Graham — Not Voting
Hassert — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Poe — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Not Voting
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 57 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 49002
Republican 1000
Democrat 7000
Total 57002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Soden — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Obama — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Watson — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Radogno — Not Voting
Schoenberg — Yea
Winkel — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Woolard — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Not Voting
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 103003
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 115003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Wirsing — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Not Voting
Boland — Yea
May — Not Voting
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Brunsvold — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Myers — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
O'Brien — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Millner — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Scully — Yea
Slone — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Turner — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Howard — Yea
Capparelli — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Forby — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hartke — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Krause — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Watson — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Jones — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
Munson — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Novak — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Wait — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
Daniels — Not Voting
Hultgren — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Parke — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1632 do?
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a person or entity that, by means of telemarketing, offers free goods or services to an Illinois consumer on a trial basis and assesses a periodic fee or charge for the goods or services after the end of the free trial period, must send a consumer who accepts the free goods or services a form the consumer may use to indicate his or her agreement to pay the periodic fee or charge after the end of the free trial period. Prohibits a person or entity from assessing a fee or charge for the goods or services after the end of the free trial period if the person or entity does not receive a signed form from the consumer in which the consumer agrees to pay the periodic fee or charge after the end of the free trial period. Provides that a violation constitutes an unlawful practice under the Act.
Who sponsors HB 1632?
HB 1632 is sponsored by Cynthia Soto and Antonio Munoz.
What is the current status of HB 1632?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2003. Enacted.
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