Illinois Senate Bill 1898 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on August 18 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-08-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0240
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a contract or a proposed contract for the sale or lease of consumer merchandise or services may not include a provision waiving the consumer's right to make any statement regarding the seller or lessor or the employees or agents of the seller or lessor or concerning the merchandise or services. Makes it an unlawful practice to threaten or to seek to enforce a provision made unlawful by the new provisions or to otherwise penalize a consumer for making a protected statement. Provides that a waiver of the new provisions is contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable. Provides that the new provisions may not be construed to prohibit or limit a person or business that hosts online consumer reviews or comments from removing a statement that is otherwise lawful to remove.

CONSUMER STATEMENTS PROTECTED

Sen. Steve Stadelman [D]

Rep. Litesa Wallace [D]

Rep. Carol Ammons [D]

2017-05-24 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 113 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-04-27 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-08-18	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0240
2017-08-18	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2018
2017-08-18	Senate	Governor Approved
2017-06-22	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2017-05-24	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2017-05-24	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2017-05-24	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
2017-05-19	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2017-05-19	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2017-05-17	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2017-05-17	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000
2017-05-17	House	Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
2017-05-17	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 005-000-000
2017-05-10	House	To Commercial Law Subcommittee
2017-05-09	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2017-04-28	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-04-28	House	First Reading
2017-04-28	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
2017-04-28	House	Arrived in House
2017-04-27	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000
2017-04-06	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017
2017-04-06	Senate	Second Reading
2017-03-29	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 30, 2017
2017-03-29	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 007-001-001
2017-03-17	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
2017-03-15	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary
2017-02-28	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2017-02-10	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2017-02-10	Senate	First Reading
2017-02-10	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
815	505	2TTT	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1898&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB1898.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB1898eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB1898enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/100/100-0240.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/100/senate/10000SB1898_04272017_064000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/100/house/10000SB1898_05242017_015000T.pdf