101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4152

 

Introduced 1/22/2020, by Rep. Daniel Didech

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
815 ILCS 505/2WWW new

    Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that, subject to federal law and regulation, no provider of telephone, cellular telephone, television, Internet, energy, or water service shall impose a fee for termination or early cancellation of a service contract if the customer dies before the end of the contract. Provides that every violation is an unlawful practice punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000.


LRB101 14618 TAE 63529 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB4152LRB101 14618 TAE 63529 b

1    AN ACT concerning business.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
5Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2WWW as follows:
 
6    (815 ILCS 505/2WWW new)
7    Sec. 2WWW. Termination or early cancellation fees for
8deceased persons.
9    (a) Subject to federal law and regulation, no providers of
10telephone, cellular telephone, television, Internet, energy,
11or water services shall impose a fee for termination or early
12cancellation of a service contract in the event the customer
13has deceased before the end of the contract.
14    (b) Every violation of this Section is an unlawful practice
15within the meaning of this Act punishable by a civil penalty
16not to exceed $1,000.