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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1507   </title>
<shortdesc>CONSUMR CONTRCT PLAIN LANGUAGE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Don Harmon</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Creates the Consumer Contract Plain Language Act. Requires that consumer contracts involving $100,000 or less meet certain criteria to be clear and readable. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring an action to restrain the use of a consumer contract that violates the Act.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Deletes everything, and inserts a provision containing only the short title of the new Act.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to  Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended Judiciary;  008-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2003</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e) to April 9, 2003.</action>
<statusdate>7/1/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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