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 Bill Status of SB1978  96th General Assembly


Short Description:  CREDIT CARDS-UNSOLICITED

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Dan Kotowski

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
815 ILCS 505/2B.4 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it shall be an unlawful practice to knowingly mail, send, or cause to be mailed an unsolicited application for a credit card to a recipient in the State unless the front of the envelope in which the application was sent contains language that allows a recipient to opt out of future unsolicited applications from the sender. Provides that it shall be an unlawful practice under the Act for a sender who has already received an opt out request from a recipient in the State to knowingly mail, send, or cause to be mailed an unsolicited application for a credit card to that recipient.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/20/2009SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski
  2/20/2009SenateFirst Reading
  2/20/2009SenateReferred to Assignments
  3/4/2009SenateAssigned to Consumer Protection
  3/12/2009SenateDo Pass Consumer Protection; 005-003-000
  3/12/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
  3/25/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski
  3/25/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  3/30/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Consumer Protection
  3/30/2009SenateSecond Reading
  3/30/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
  3/31/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Consumer Protection
  4/3/2009SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2009
  8/15/2009SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
  8/15/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Re-referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b).
  1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die

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