Date	Chamber	Action
8/20/2021	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0550

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

815 ILCS 505/2VVV

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a violation of the federal Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 constitutes a violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends a provision of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act concerning the deceptive marketing, advertising, and sale of mental health disorder and substance use disorder treatment. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for any person to solicit, offer, or enter into an arrangement under which a patient seeking mental health disorder or substance use disorder treatment is referred to a mental health disorder or substance use disorder treatment program or facility in exchange for a fee or any other remuneration. Provides that it is not an unlawful practice for programs and facilities to enter into personal services agreements or management services agreements with third parties that do not take into account the volume or value of referrals. Provides that it is not an unlawful practice for programs or facilities to provide discounts for treatment services to clients as long as the discount is based on financial necessity in accordance with the program's or facility's charity care plan, regardless of referral source or reason. Provides that compensation paid by programs or facilities to their employees and independent contractors related to identifying, locating, and securing referrals to that program or facility is not an unlawful practice if the amount of compensation provided to the employee or independent contractor does not vary based upon the volume or value of such referrals. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/26/2021	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
2/26/2021	Senate	First Reading
2/26/2021	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/7/2021	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
4/9/2021	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
4/9/2021	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
4/13/2021	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
4/13/2021	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/14/2021	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000
4/14/2021	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
4/20/2021	Senate	Second Reading
4/20/2021	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 21, 2021
4/23/2021	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
4/26/2021	House	Arrived in House
4/26/2021	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
4/27/2021	House	First Reading
4/27/2021	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/3/2021	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
5/4/2021	House	Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
5/13/2021	House	Do Pass / Consent Calendar Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 015-000-000
5/13/2021	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
5/14/2021	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
5/14/2021	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
5/14/2021	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
5/14/2021	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
5/14/2021	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
5/14/2021	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
5/14/2021	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
5/14/2021	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
5/14/2021	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
5/14/2021	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
5/14/2021	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
5/14/2021	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
5/14/2021	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Bos
5/14/2021	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
5/14/2021	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
5/14/2021	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
5/24/2021	House	Second Reading - Consent Calendar
5/24/2021	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar
5/25/2021	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
5/26/2021	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
5/26/2021	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
5/26/2021	House	Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day
5/27/2021	House	Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 116-000-000
5/27/2021	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/25/2021	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/20/2021	Senate	Governor Approved
8/20/2021	Senate	Effective Date August 20, 2021
8/20/2021	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0550

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