Senate Sponsors: KLEMM. House Sponsors: ZICKUS-MITCHELL,BILL-O'CONNOR-MYERS,RICHARD-RIGHTER Short description: CONSUMER FRAUD SHOPPER CLUBS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes it an unlawful practice for an officer, manager, or employee of a retail mercantile establishment to sell, give, or permit access by a person who is not an officer, manager, or employee of the retail mercantile establishment to any information contained in an application for a shoppers club membership or information concerning purchases of merchandise with the shoppers club card without the consent of the applicant or member. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice under the Act for any person who is an officer, manager or employee of a merchant to knowingly disclose to a person other than the merchant's officers, managers, employees, vendors, agents or consultants either (i) the identity of an applicant to, or member of, the merchant's shoppers club or (ii) the identity of a shopper club member's actual purchases of merchandise, unless the applicant or member consents to the disclosure. Provides that an applicant's or member's consent is presumed if the applicant or member is given the written opportunity to retain the non-disclosure rights provided for in this Section but fails to so affirmatively direct. Provides that there is no private cause of action for a violation of these provisions. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0348 Last action date: 99-07-29 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status