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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2449 Introduced , by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Service Member Civil Relief Act. Provides that any person or service member who enters military service may, at any time after receiving military orders to relocate for a period of service of at least 90 days, terminate or suspend certain specified contracts for service. Provides that termination or suspension of a contract must be made by delivery of a written or electronic notice, along with a copy of the service member's official military orders calling him or her to military service, to the specified service provider. Provides that a termination or suspension of service is effective on the day notice is given. Provides that a service member who terminates or suspends a contract for services, and who is no longer in active military service, may reinstate the provision of service upon providing written or electronic notice to the service provider that he or she is no longer on active military service. Provides that nothing shall be construed to conflict with the provisions of the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or any other applicable provision of the Act.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning veterans.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Service Member Civil Relief Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 13 as follows:
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| 6 | | (330 ILCS 63/13 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 13. Contract termination. |
| 8 | | (a) Any person or service member who enters military |
| 9 | | service may, at any time after receiving military orders to |
| 10 | | relocate for a period of service of at least 90 days, terminate |
| 11 | | or suspend any of the following contracts for services: |
| 12 | | (1) internet services; |
| 13 | | (2) television and cable services; |
| 14 | | (3) athletic club or gym memberships; and |
| 15 | | (4) satellite radio services. |
| 16 | | (b) Termination or suspension of a contract under this |
| 17 | | Section must be made by delivery of a written or electronic |
| 18 | | notice, along with a copy of the service member's official |
| 19 | | military orders calling him or her to military service, to the |
| 20 | | specified service provider. A termination or suspension under |
| 21 | | this Section is effective on the day notice is given under this |
| 22 | | subsection (b). A service member who terminates or suspends a |
| 23 | | contract for services under this Section, and who is no longer |