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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5121 Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Tom Demmer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice to advertise, or make available for inclusion in Internet search results, a rate for a hotel, motel, or other place of short-term lodging that does not include all required fees, excluding taxes or other governmentally imposed fees.
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| | HB5121 | | LRB101 20738 JLS 70423 b |
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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,
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| 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 2WWW as follows:
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| 6 | | (815 ILCS 505/2WWW new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 2WWW. Unfair and deceptive advertising of room rates. |
| 8 | | (a) As used in this Section: |
| 9 | | "Casino hotel" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the |
| 10 | | North American Industry Classification System under code |
| 11 | | 721120. |
| 12 | | "Hotel" and "motel" have the meanings ascribed to those |
| 13 | | terms in the North American Industry Classification System |
| 14 | | under code 721110. |
| 15 | | "Short-term rental" means a single-family dwelling, or a |
| 16 | | residential dwelling unit in a multi-unit structure, |
| 17 | | condominium, cooperative, timeshare, or similar joint property |
| 18 | | ownership arrangement that is rented for a fee for less than 30 |
| 19 | | consecutive days. "Short-term rental" includes vacation |
| 20 | | rentals. "Short-term rental" does not include: |
| 21 | | (1) a unit that is used for any non-residential |
| 22 | | purpose, including educational, health care, retail, |
| 23 | | restaurant, banquet space, event center, or another |