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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2642   </title>
<shortdesc>CELL PHONE USAGE ROUNDING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Robert S. Molaro</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>815 ILCS 505/2MM new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that for purposes of billing a call having a duration in excess of one minute, a provider of cellular phone service must round down to the next lowest full minute all usage of 29 seconds or less and round up to the next highest full minute all usage of 30 seconds or more.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert S. Molaro</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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