---
type: "Bill"
title: "CONSUMER FRAUD-PERFORMANCE"
description: "Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for a person to advertise or conduct a live musical performance or production in this State through the use of a false, deceptive, or misleading affiliation, connection, or association between the performing group and the recording group. Provides a list of exceptions to the unlawful practice."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 4172"
citation: "Illinois HB 4172 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 77
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-11-02"
last_action: "2006-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11431971-8d4d-48f4-ae65-730dff9d49cf"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4172&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=22163&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "a1347f5071dc9deef49f4491790199054115b48e33a6b0727097019770f2f9e2"
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 4172 (94th) — CONSUMER FRAUD-PERFORMANCE

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for a person to advertise or conduct a live musical performance or production in this State through the use of a false, deceptive, or misleading affiliation, connection, or association between the performing group and the recording group. Provides a list of exceptions to the unlawful practice.

## 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=09400HB4172&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22163&DocNum=4172&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4172eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22163&DocNum=4172&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4172enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22163&DocNum=4172&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Karen A. Yarbrough — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-11-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough `filing`
- **2005-11-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-11-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-05** Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2006-01-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2006-01-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2006-01-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2006-01-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2006-01-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2006-01-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2006-01-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2006-01-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-01-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-01-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-01-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2006-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2006-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2006-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2006-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2006-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2006-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2006-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2006-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2006-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2006-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2006-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2006-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2006-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2006-01-26** Removed from Short Debate Status Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2006-01-26** Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2006-01-26** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-01-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2006-01-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2006-01-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2006-01-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2006-01-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2006-01-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2006-01-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2006-01-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-01-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 1, 2006 `reading-1`
- **2006-01-31** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2006-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
- **2006-03-01** Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-15** Do Pass Housing & Community Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2006
- **2006-03-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-04-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-14** Effective Date January 1, 2007
- **2006-06-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0854 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11431971-8d4d-48f4-ae65-730dff9d49cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).