Bill Text: IL HB1763 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a social club shall not charge a member who is delinquent or in poor standing with the club for the time the member is not allowed in the club or is unable to access the club's services. Provides that a contract that violates the provision is void and unenforceable. Provides that the provision shall not apply to any contract entered into prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that a violation constitutes an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-28 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB1763 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HB1763-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 2HHHH as follows:
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6 | (815 ILCS 505/2HHHH new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 2HHHH. Social clubs; delinquent members. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) A social club shall not charge a member who is | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | delinquent or in poor standing with the club for the time the | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | member is not allowed in the club or is unable to access the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | club's services. A contract that violates this subsection is | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | void and unenforceable. | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | (b) This Section shall not apply to any contract entered | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | into prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 104th General Assembly. | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (c) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | practice within the meaning of this Act.
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18 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | becoming law. |