HB0217ham001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

Filed: 2/25/2015

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 217

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 217 on page 9, by replacing lines 1 through 9 with the following:

"Section 25. Advertisement and sales; misrepresentation. No person or entity may advertise or otherwise offer conversion therapy services in a manner that represents homosexuality as a mental disease, disorder, or illness. A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act."; and

on page 9, line 18, by replacing "shall" with "may"; and

on page 9, immediately below line 20, by inserting the following:

"Section 90. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act is amended by changing Section 2Z as follows:

(815 ILCS 505/2Z) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z)

Sec. 2Z. Violations of other Acts. Any person who knowingly violates the Automotive Repair Act, the Automotive Collision Repair Act, the Home Repair and Remodeling Act, the Dance Studio Act, the Physical Fitness Services Act, the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act, the Illinois Union Label Act, the Job Referral and Job Listing Services Consumer Protection Act, the Travel Promotion Consumer Protection Act, the Credit Services Organizations Act, the Automatic Telephone Dialers Act, the Pay-Per-Call Services Consumer Protection Act, the Telephone Solicitations Act, the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act, the Cemetery Oversight Act, the Cemetery Care Act, the Safe and Hygienic Bed Act, the Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act, the High Risk Home Loan Act, the Payday Loan Reform Act, the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Act, subsection (a) or (b) of Section 3-10 of the Cigarette Tax Act, subsection (a) or (b) of Section 3-10 of the Cigarette Use Tax Act, the Electronic Mail Act, the Internet Caller Identification Act, paragraph (6) of subsection (k) of Section 6-305 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, Section 11-1431, 18d-115, 18d-120, 18d-125, 18d-135, 18d-150, or 18d-153 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, Article 3 of the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act, the Automatic Contract Renewal Act, Section 25 of the Conversion Therapy Prohibition Act, or the Personal Information Protection Act commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 1-19-10; 96-1369, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1376, eff. 7-29-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)".