MEYER-WINKEL-KOSEL-CROSS-MATHIAS. (DILLARD) 805 ILCS 5/3.25 new 805 ILCS 5/4.15 from Ch. 32, par. 4.15 805 ILCS 5/16.05 from Ch. 32, par. 16.05 805 ILCS 105/103.25 new 805 ILCS 105/104.15 from Ch. 32, par. 104.15 805 ILCS 105/116.05 from Ch. 32, par. 116.05 805 ILCS 120/1 from Ch. 32, par. 188a 805 ILCS 120/1.5 new 805 ILCS 180/1-20 805 ILCS 180/1-27 new 805 ILCS 205/6.5 new 805 ILCS 205/8.2 805 ILCS 210/102 from Ch. 106 1/2, par. 151-3 805 ILCS 210/105.5 new 805 ILCS 405/1 from Ch. 96, par. 4 805 ILCS 405/3b new 805 ILCS 180/1-27 new 805 ILCS 405/3b new Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983, General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986, Merger of Not For Profit Corporations Act, Limited Liability Company Act, Uniform Partnership Act, Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, and Assumed Business Name Act. Provides that foreign persons and foreign entities subject to these Acts may not in the conduct of their business intentionally misrepresent the geographic origin or location of the person or entity (i) with their assumed or fictitious name or (ii) with an Illinois or toll-free telephone number that is transferred to a business location outside Illinois. Subjects violators to certain penalties. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes everything. Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983, the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986, the Merger of Not For Profit Corporations Act, the Limited Liability Company Act, the Uniform Partnership Act, the Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, and the Assumed Business Name Act. Provides that a foreign corporation may not intentionally misrepresent in the conduct of its business the corporation's geographic origin or location by using an Illinois or toll-free telephone number that when called is forwarded or otherwise transferred to a business location outside Illinois. Provides that, with certain exceptions, a person shall not advertise or cause to be listed in a telephone directory an assumed or fictitious business name that intentionally misrepresents where the business is actually located or operating or falsely states that the business is located or operating in the area covered by the telephone directory. Provides that these provisions do not apply to any foreign entity organized under the laws of another state and doing business in Illinois under one of those Acts that has gross annual revenues in excess of $100,000,000. Provides that an entity that violates these provisions is guilty of a petty offense and must be fined not less than $501 and not more than $1,000 and is guilty of an additional offense for each additional day in violation of this Section. Provides that a foreign corporation may not use an assumed or fictitious name in the conduct of its business to intentionally misrepresent the geographic origin or location of the corporation within Illinois. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Further amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983, the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986, the Merger of Not For Profit Corporations Act, the Limited Liability Company Act, the Uniform Partnership Act, the Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, and the Assumed Business Name Act. Deletes provisions prohibiting a foreign person or entity from intentionally misrepresenting in the conduct of its business the geographic origin or location of the person or entity on a sign, advertisement, or telephone listing by using and Illinois or toll-free telephone number that when called is forwarded or otherwise transferred to a business location outside of Illinois. 99-12-02 H FILED WITH CLERK 99-12-02 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WINKEL 99-12-02 H FIRST READING 99-12-02 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-02-08 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW 00-02-16 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-000 HJUA 00-02-16 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-22 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-MEYER 00-02-22 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 00-02-22 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-22 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KOSEL 00-02-24 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-MEYER 00-02-24 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 00-02-24 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-25 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-MEYER 00-02-25 H RULES REFERS TO HJUA 00-02-25 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-29 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-29 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 00-03-01 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-MEYER 00-03-01 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HJUA/007-000-000 00-03-01 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-MEYER 00-03-01 H ADOPTED 00-03-01 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-03-02 H TABLED PURSUANT TO RULE 40(a) HA #01 00-03-02 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 117-000-000 00-03-06 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 00-03-06 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 00-03-07 00-03-06 S CHIEF SPONSOR DILLARD 00-03-06 S FIRST READING 00-03-06 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-03-24 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE 00-03-31 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-EXECUTIVE S 00-03-31 S ADOPTED 00-03-31 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 012-000-000 SEXC 00-03-31 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 00-04-04 00-04-05 S SECOND READING 00-04-05 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 00-04-06 00-04-07 S THIRD READING - PASSED 058-000-000 00-04-07 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 00-04-07 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01 00-04-10 H MOTION FILED NON-CONCUR #1/01/MEYER 00-04-10 H MOTION FILED CONCUR #2/01/MEYER 00-04-10 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL 00-04-10 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01 00-04-12 H MOTION FILED CONCUR #2/01/MEYER 00-04-12 H APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HRUL/005-000-000 00-04-12 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01 00-04-13 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CROSS 00-04-13 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MATHIAS 00-04-13 H HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/116-000-000 00-04-13 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 00-05-12 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 00-07-07 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 00-07-07 H EFFECTIVE DATE 01-01-01 00-07-07 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0906 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary