Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2007	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

815 ILCS 505/2SS

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that no person shall sell a gift certificate that is subject to an expiration date or a fee. Provides that the face value of a gift certificate may not be reduced in value and the holder of a gift certificate may not be penalized in any way for non-use or untimely redemption of the gift certificate. Deletes language requiring that a gift certificate subject to a fee or expiration date contain a statement clearly and conspicuously printed on the gift certificate stating the expiration date or whether there is a fee. Makes other changes.

	Judicial Note (Admin. Office of the Illinois Courts)
	Would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the state.

	Fiscal Note (Office of the Attorney General)
	No fiscal impact.

House Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the original bill with the following changes. In the provision prohibiting the sale of gift certificates that are subject to an expiration date or a fee, provides that the prohibition applies to sales of gift certificates on or after January 1, 2007 and that it prohibits the sale of those gift certificates that have an expiration date or a post-purchase (instead of only purchase) fee. Restores language allowing a fee on a gift certificate purchased prior to January 1, 2007. Makes other changes.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
11/17/2005	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks
1/4/2006	House	First Reading
1/4/2006	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/5/2006	House	Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
1/11/2006	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
1/12/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
1/18/2006	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
1/24/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
1/24/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
1/24/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
1/24/2006	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
1/24/2006	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 011-000-001
1/24/2006	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
1/25/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
1/26/2006	House	Judicial Note Filed
1/30/2006	House	Fiscal Note Filed
2/1/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
2/7/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
2/7/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
2/7/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
2/8/2006	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks
2/8/2006	House	House Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2/8/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
2/14/2006	House	House Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
2/14/2006	House	House Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee; 013-000-000
2/16/2006	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2/16/2006	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
2/16/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2/21/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
2/21/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. George Scully, Jr.
2/21/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2/21/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
2/21/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
2/21/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
2/21/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
2/21/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
2/21/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
2/21/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
2/21/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
2/21/2006	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
2/22/2006	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2/22/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2/22/2006	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
2/22/2006	Senate	First Reading
2/22/2006	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/22/2006	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
3/1/2006	Senate	Assigned to Commerce & Economic Development
3/16/2006	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
3/25/2006	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
1/9/2007	House	Session Sine Die

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