---
type: "Bill"
title: "CONSUMER FRAUD ACT-WAIVER"
description: "Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that any waiver by a consumer of the Protections in the Act is deemed contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2441"
citation: "Illinois HB 2441 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c01a0ed4-1b2b-4c02-b8d8-39402990b601"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2441&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=4172&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "4ede574b8c49da3fad4b83f0f59cb068e014f8458a28e2674346574861073d92"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 2441 (93rd) — CONSUMER FRAUD ACT-WAIVER

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that any waiver by a consumer of the Protections in the Act is deemed contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2441&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4172&DocNum=2441&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2441eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4172&DocNum=2441&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2441enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=4172&DocNum=2441&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **103–10** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James T. Meeks — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2003-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2003-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2003-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- **2003-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2003-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2003-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Consumer Protection Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Consumer Protection Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2003-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. George Scully, Jr.
- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
- **2003-03-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-010-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 20, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2003-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-03** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2003
- **2003-04-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2003-05-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2003-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2003-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2003-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-31** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0400 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c01a0ed4-1b2b-4c02-b8d8-39402990b601`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).