KLEMM-FITZGERALD AND GARCIA. (GRANBERG-MCKEON-LOPEZ-ACEVEDO) New Act Creates the Automotive Repair Act. Requires that automotive repair facilities disclose certain information concerning estimates for repair work, warranties, and other matters. Provides procedures for consumer authorization of repairs. Makes violation of the Act an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Replaces the substantive provisions of the bill with similar provisions except as follows: (1) in definition of "automotive repair", deletes provisions concerning repair of body panels and components and other items and excludes transactions involving purchase of items such as tires and batteries; (2) deletes provisions concerning return of replaced parts; (3) deletes "failing to comply with any other requirements under this Act" as an unlawful act or practice; and (4) authorizes the Attorney General and State's Attorneys to bring an action for injunctive relief to restrain an unlawful act or practice. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 815 ILCS 505/2Z Deletes requirement that an estimate indicate reasons for required or suggested repairs. Authorizes repairs pursuant to a firm price quotation when a consumer is unable to deliver a vehicle to a repair facility during business hours. Authorizes a repair facility to maintain records in an electronic format. Requires that a facility maintain copies of estimates for contracted work and all invoices (rather than copies of signed estimates and all work orders, invoices, parts purchase orders, appraisals, and schedules of charges). Replaces the provisions concerning violations of the Automotive Repair Act; provides that a knowing, persistent practice or pattern of conduct that violates that Act shall be deemed an unlawful act or practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, and gives the Attorney General and State's Attorneys the same enforcement powers under the Automotive Repair Act as under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to make a knowing violation of the Automotive Repair Act an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes other changes. FISCAL NOTE (DCCA) SB1039 imposes no additional requirements and does not have a fiscal impact on units of local gov't. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (DCCA) SB1039, amended by H-am 1 imposes no additional requirements and does not have a fiscal impact on units of local gov't. 97-02-07 S FIRST READING 97-02-07 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-19 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE COMM & INDUST 97-02-27 S POSTPONED 97-03-05 S POSTPONED 97-03-13 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GARCIA 97-03-14 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-COMM & INDUS S 97-03-14 S ADOPTED 97-03-14 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 009-000-000 SCED 97-03-14 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-03-17 97-03-17 S SECOND READING 97-03-17 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-18 97-03-18 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR FITZGERALD 97-03-18 S THIRD READING - PASSED 056-000-000 97-03-18 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 97-03-18 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-03-19 H HOUSE SPONSOR GRANBERG 97-03-19 H FIRST READING 97-03-19 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-03-21 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE CONSUMER PROT 97-04-17 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCKEON 97-05-01 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-CONSUMER PROT H 97-05-01 H ADOPTED 97-05-01 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 010-000-000 HCON 97-05-01 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-01 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LOPEZ 97-05-01 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR ACEVEDO 97-05-01 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED MOFFITT 97-05-01 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-12 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 97-05-12 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 97-05-12 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-13 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-13 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 97-05-16 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-16 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 117-000-000 97-05-19 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01 97-05-19 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 97-05-19 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/KLEMM 97-05-19 S MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL 97-05-20 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/KLEMM 97-05-20 S RULES REFERS TO SCED 97-05-20 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/KLEMM 97-05-20 S BE ADOPTED SCED/008-000-000 97-05-20 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/KLEMM 97-05-20 S SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/059-000-000 97-05-20 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 97-06-18 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 97-08-15 S GOVERNOR APPROVED 97-08-15 S EFFECTIVE DATE 98-01-01 97-08-15 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0426 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary