Date	Chamber	Action
8/18/2017	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0240

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

815 ILCS 505/2TTT new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a contract or a proposed contract for the sale or lease of consumer merchandise or services may not include a provision waiving the consumer's right to make any statement regarding the seller or lessor or the employees or agents of the seller or lessor or concerning the merchandise or services. Makes it an unlawful practice to threaten or to seek to enforce a provision made unlawful by the new provisions or to otherwise penalize a consumer for making a protected statement. Provides that a waiver of the new provisions is contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable. Provides that the new provisions may not be construed to prohibit or limit a person or business that hosts online consumer reviews or comments from removing a statement that is otherwise lawful to remove.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/10/2017	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
2/10/2017	Senate	First Reading
2/10/2017	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/28/2017	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
3/15/2017	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary
3/17/2017	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
3/29/2017	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 007-001-001
3/29/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 30, 2017
4/6/2017	Senate	Second Reading
4/6/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017
4/27/2017	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000
4/28/2017	House	Arrived in House
4/28/2017	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
4/28/2017	House	First Reading
4/28/2017	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/9/2017	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
5/10/2017	House	To Commercial Law Subcommittee
5/17/2017	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 005-000-000
5/17/2017	House	Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
5/17/2017	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000
5/17/2017	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/19/2017	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/19/2017	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/24/2017	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
5/24/2017	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
5/24/2017	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/22/2017	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/18/2017	Senate	Governor Approved
8/18/2017	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2018
8/18/2017	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0240

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