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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4152 Introduced 1/22/2020, by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that, subject to federal law and regulation, no provider of telephone, cellular telephone, television, Internet, energy, or water service shall impose a fee for termination or early cancellation of a service contract if the customer dies before the end of the contract. Provides that every violation is an unlawful practice punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000.
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| | HB4152 | | LRB101 14618 TAE 63529 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning business.
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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 Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business |
| 5 | | Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2WWW as follows:
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| 6 | | (815 ILCS 505/2WWW new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 2WWW. Termination or early cancellation fees for |
| 8 | | deceased persons. |
| 9 | | (a) Subject to federal law and regulation, no providers of |
| 10 | | telephone, cellular telephone, television, Internet, energy, |
| 11 | | or water services shall impose a fee for termination or early |
| 12 | | cancellation of a service contract in the event the customer |
| 13 | | has deceased before the end of the contract. |
| 14 | | (b) Every violation of this Section is an unlawful practice |
| 15 | | within the meaning of this Act punishable by a civil penalty |
| 16 | | not to exceed $1,000.
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