Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

815 ILCS 140/6.5 new

815 ILCS 140/9

from Ch. 17, par. 6012

815 ILCS 405/10.5 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Credit Card Issuance Act and the Retail Installment Sales Act. Provides that, for a 3-day period, retail sellers may not solicit credit-card applicants or buyers in a retail installment transaction to enter into a debt protection agreement. Requires the retail sellers to make certain disclosures when soliciting for debt protection agreements after that 3-day period. Provides that the retail seller may not charge any debt-protection-agreement fees to a person's account, or otherwise charge or collect such fees, until that person has signed a separate contract providing all of the terms and conditions of the debt protection agreement. Includes retail sellers within the penalty provisions for violations of the Credit Card Issuance Act. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2008	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross
2/15/2008	House	First Reading
2/15/2008	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/20/2008	House	Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
3/14/2008	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

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