Date	Chamber	Action
5/18/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

815 ILCS 605/3

from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 2103

815 ILCS 605/5

from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 2105

815 ILCS 605/6

from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 2106

815 ILCS 605/7

from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 2107

815 ILCS 605/10

from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 2110

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Credit Services Organizations Act. Expands the list of prohibitions imposed on a credit services organization to include: (i) charging or receiving any money or other valuable consideration before providing services listed in the contract (rather than charging or receiving any money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services the credit services organization has agreed to perform); (ii) making a guarantee that a buyer's credit score or credit report will be improved through that buyer contracting with the credit services organization; (iii) adding an authorized user to a credit card account for payment of money or other valuable consideration; (iv) seeking an investigation by a third party of a trade line on a credit report without the authorization of the buyer; (v) failing to allow the buyer to cancel a contract with the credit services organization by phone call, email, text message, or a website; and other prohibitions as specified. In a provision concerning written statements a credit services organization must provide to a buyer before executing a contract or other agreement with the buyer, provides that, if a credit services organization agrees to provide services on a periodic basis, the organization must provide a detailed written description of those services that explains how the buyer will be billed in substantially equal periodic payments at fixed time intervals. In a provision requiring each written contract to include certain statements and information, provides that: (i) a statement alerting the buyer of the cancellation notice form attached to the contract must be written in at least 10-point boldface type; and (ii) the written contract must include a complete and detailed description of the services to be performed by the credit services organization and the total cost to the buyer for such services, including a detailed description on how a buyer will be billed for services provided by the credit services organization on a periodic basis. Requires a credit services organization to obtain a surety bond and adhere to certain procedures. Provides that the surety bond shall be maintained for a period of 5 (rather than 2) years after the date that the credit services organization ceases operations. Makes a change to the definition of "credit services organization".

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
5/18/2023	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
5/18/2023	House	First Reading
5/18/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee

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