HB1763 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1763 | ||||||
| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1763 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | ||||||
| 4 | "Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business | ||||||
| 5 | Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2HHHH as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (815 ILCS 505/2HHHH new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 2HHHH. Social clubs; delinquent members. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) As used in this Section, "social club" means a private | ||||||
| 9 | establishment that is the premises of a formal organization of | ||||||
| 10 | members for pleasure, recreation, and other purposes. "Social | ||||||
| 11 | club" does not include a fitness center or a community pool. | ||||||
| 12 | (b) A social club shall not charge a member who is | ||||||
| 13 | delinquent or in poor standing with the club for the time the | ||||||
| 14 | member is not allowed in the club or is unable to access the | ||||||
| 15 | club's services. A contract that violates this subsection is | ||||||
| 16 | void and unenforceable. | ||||||
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| 1 | (c) This Section shall not apply to any contract entered | ||||||
| 2 | into prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
| 3 | 104th General Assembly. | ||||||
| 4 | (d) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful | ||||||
| 5 | practice within the meaning of this Act. | ||||||
| 6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 7 | becoming law.". | ||||||
