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 Bill Status of HB0062  104th General Assembly


Short Description:  CONSUMER FRAUD-FEE DISCLOSURE

House Sponsors
Rep. Bob Morgan

Hearings
Consumer Protection Committee Hearing Feb 18 2025 4:00PM Capitol Building Room 115 Springfield, IL


Last Action
DateChamber Action
  2/4/2025HouseAssigned to Consumer Protection Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act


Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Junk Fee Ban Act. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for a person to: (1) offer, display, or advertise an amount a consumer may pay for merchandise without clearly and conspicuously disclosing the total price; (2) fail, in any offer, display, or advertisement that contains an amount a consumer may pay, to display the total price more prominently than any other pricing information; (3) misrepresent the nature and purpose of any amount a consumer may pay, including the ability to refund the fees and the identity of any merchandise for which fees are charged; (4) fail to disclose clearly and conspicuously before the consumer consents to pay, the nature and purpose of any amount a consumer may pay that is excluded from the total price, including the ability to refund the fees and the identity of any merchandise for which fees are charged; or (5) offer, display, or advertise, including through direct offerings, third-party distribution, or metasearch referrals, a total price for a place of short-term lodging that does not include all required fees. Requires total price disclosures for retail mercantile establishments and food service establishments; and the disclosure of delivery fees. Provides for limitations of the Act. Provides that the Attorney General may enforce violations of the Act as an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Preempts home rule.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  12/12/2024HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan
  1/9/2025HouseFirst Reading
  1/9/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/4/2025HouseAssigned to Consumer Protection Committee

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