Full Text of HB6631 93rd General Assembly
HB6631 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6631
Introduced 02/09/04, by Robert Rita SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
Provides that, if a seller, manufacturer, distributor, or other person offers a rebate on the retail purchase of a product in this State, the rebate must be given to the consumer by the seller at the time the consumer purchases the product, in the form of a reduction of the selling price. Provides that a seller, manufacturer, distributor, or other person that offers a rebate on the retail purchase of a product in this State may not impose, as a condition of receiving the rebate, a requirement that the consumer submit, by mail or any other means, any proof of purchase, receipt, form, documentation, or other information or tangible thing after purchasing the product. Provides that a violation is an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act.
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A BILL FOR
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HB6631 |
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LRB093 16512 WGH 42155 b |
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| AN ACT concerning business transactions.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business | | 5 |
| Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2QQ as follows:
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| (815 ILCS 505/2QQ new) | | 7 |
| Sec. 2QQ. Rebates.
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| (a) If a seller, manufacturer, distributor, or other person | | 9 |
| offers a rebate on the retail purchase of a product in this | | 10 |
| State, the rebate must be given to the consumer by the seller | | 11 |
| at the time the consumer purchases the product, in the form of | | 12 |
| a reduction of the selling price. A seller, manufacturer, | | 13 |
| distributor, or other person that offers a rebate on the retail | | 14 |
| purchase of a product in this State may not impose, as a | | 15 |
| condition of receiving the rebate, a requirement that the | | 16 |
| consumer submit, by mail or any other means, any proof of | | 17 |
| purchase, receipt, form, documentation, or other information | | 18 |
| or tangible thing after purchasing the product. | | 19 |
| (b) A person who violates this Section commits an unlawful | | 20 |
| practice within the meaning of this Act.
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