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| | HB0122 Engrossed | | LRB102 02664 KTG 15107 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 provider of |
| 10 | | telephone, cellular telephone, television, Internet, energy, |
| 11 | | medical alert system, or water services shall impose a fee for |
| 12 | | termination or early cancellation of a service contract in the |
| 13 | | event the customer has deceased before the end of the |
| 14 | | contract. |
| 15 | | (b) Every violation of this Section is an unlawful |
| 16 | | practice within the meaning of this Act.
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