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MOORE-ACEVEDO-MENDOZA-O'CONNOR, DELGADO, MULLIGAN AND BRADLEY.

(PETERSON-GEO-KARIS-MUNOZ)

   815 ILCS 505/2N           from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262N                       

        Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business  Practices  Act.      
   Replaces the provisions concerning retail transactions or negotiations      
   in  a language other than English.  Provides that if a person conducts      
   a retail transaction or negotiations related to a  retail  transaction      
   resulting  in  a  written contract with a consumer in a language other      
   than English, then the retailer must have the  consumer  sign  a  form      
   that  states  whether  the consumer used an interpreter other than the      
   retailer or an employee of the retailer in conducting the  transaction      
   or  negotiations.    Allows the continued use of substantially similar      
   forms that were in use before January 1, 2002.  Retains the  provision      
   of  current  law  that  these  provisions  do not apply to credit card      
   transactions. (Current law requires a person conducting a retail            
   transaction or negotiations in a language other than English to give        
   the consumer an unexecuted copy of a contract or written agreement in       
   that other language before entering into the contract or agreement.)        
   Effective immediately.                                                      
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Makes the amendatory provisions applicable to retail transactions      
   or negotiations conducted in a language  other  than  English  (rather      
   than  to  retail  transactions  or negotiations resulting in a written      
   contract in a language other than English).                                 
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
        In provisions concerning circumstances in which a  consumer  uses      
   an interpreter other than the retailer or an employee of the retailer,      
   adds  a  form  for  the interpreter to state his or her name and other      
   information. Eliminates a requirement that  an  interpreter  sign  the      
   form  signed  by  the  consumer.   Requires  that  the  forms  used in      
   connection with a retail transaction  or  negotiations  in  which  the      
   retailer or an employee acts as interpreter be in the English language      
   if a language that cannot be written is used in the retail transaction      
   or negotiations.  Makes other changes.                                      
   FEB-16-2001  H  FILED WITH CLERK                                               
   FEB-16-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 ACEVEDO               
   FEB-16-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 MENDOZA               
   FEB-16-2001  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   FEB-16-2001  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   FEB-21-2001  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               CONSUMER PROT         
   FEB-28-2001  H  DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE                     011-000-000   HCON    
   FEB-28-2001  H  PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE                       
   MAR-01-2001  H  SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE                                    
   MAR-01-2001  H  PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   MAR-06-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    DELGADO               
   MAR-06-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    MULLIGAN              
   MAR-07-2001  H  THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED        115-000-000           
   MAR-08-2001  S  ARRIVE IN SENATE                                               
   MAR-08-2001  S  PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING   01-03-20              
   MAR-13-2001  S  CHIEF SPONSOR                            PETERSON              
   MAR-20-2001  S  ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR              GEO-KARIS             
   MAR-20-2001  S  FIRST READING                                                  
   MAR-20-2001  S  REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE       RULES                 
   APR-18-2001  S       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               JUDICIARY             
   APR-25-2001  S                         HELD IN COMMITTEE                       
   MAY-01-2001  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUDICIARY     S    
   MAY-01-2001  S                                   ADOPTED                       
   MAY-02-2001  S       DO PASS AS AMENDED                  010-000-000   SJUD    
   MAY-02-2001  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING  01-05-03              
   MAY-09-2001  S  FILED WITH SECRETARY                                           
   MAY-09-2001  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-CULLERTON          
   MAY-09-2001  S                     AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL                  
   MAY-10-2001  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-CULLERTON          
   MAY-10-2001  S                           RULES REFERS TO SJUD                  
   MAY-10-2001  S  ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR              MUNOZ                 
   MAY-11-2001  S  SECOND READING                                                 
   MAY-11-2001  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING  01-05-14              
   MAY-17-2001  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-CULLERTON          
   MAY-17-2001  S             BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SJUD/006-000-000      
   MAY-17-2001  S  RECALLED TO SECOND READING                                     
   MAY-17-2001  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-CULLERTON          
   MAY-17-2001  S                                   ADOPTED                       
   MAY-17-2001  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING  01-05-18              
   MAY-18-2001  S  THIRD READING - PASSED                   056-000-000           
   MAY-18-2001  H  ARRIVE IN HOUSE                                                
   MAY-18-2001  H  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE  01,02                 
   MAY-21-2001  H  MOTION FILED CONCUR                      01,02/MOORE           
   MAY-21-2001  H                        MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL                  
   MAY-21-2001  H  CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE            01,02                 
   MAY-29-2001  H  MOTION                                   TO CONCUR SA #1&2     
   MAY-29-2001  H  RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED                    HRUL/003-002-000      
   MAY-29-2001  H  CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE            01,02                 
   MAY-30-2001  H  HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.)      01,02/117-000-000     
   MAY-30-2001  H  PASSED BOTH HOUSES                                             
   MAY-30-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 O'CONNOR              
   MAY-30-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    BRADLEY               
   JUN-28-2001  H  SENT TO THE GOVERNOR                                           
   AUG-23-2001  H  GOVERNOR APPROVED                                              
   AUG-23-2001  H                            EFFECTIVE DATE 01-08-23              
   AUG-23-2001  H  PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0478               

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