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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1020 Introduced 01/31/11, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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815 ILCS 140/1a | from Ch. 17, par. 6002 |
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Amends the Credit Card Issuance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning unlawful discrimination.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB1020 | | LRB097 03840 AEK 43878 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, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Credit Card Issuance Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 1a as follows:
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| 6 | | (815 ILCS 140/1a) (from Ch. 17, par. 6002)
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| 7 | | Sec. 1a.
No person may be denied a credit card, upon proper
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| 8 | | application therefor, solely on account of unlawful |
| 9 | | discrimination, as defined
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and prohibited in Section 4-103 |
| 10 | | of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
No question requesting any |
| 11 | | information
concerning an applicant's marital status shall |
| 12 | | appear on any credit card
application except in connection with |
| 13 | | an application for a joint
account. |
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 81-1216.)
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