---
type: "Bill"
title: "BUSINESS-TECH"
description: "Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning unlawful practices."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4866"
citation: "Illinois HB 4866 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 116
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-03"
last_action: "2013-01-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9d61d5f-d946-4d35-b46c-3d3cced699a9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4866&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64745&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "06ad53accd4a744a37eda0e278dfa301724f6891f7ee9e9b1313a90ea0e83091"
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 4866 (97th) — BUSINESS-TECH

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning unlawful practices.

## 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=09700HB4866&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64745&DocNum=4866&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4866eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64745&DocNum=4866&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4866enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64745&DocNum=4866&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David S. Luechtefeld — cosponsor (person)
- Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
- Edward D. Maloney — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Cullerton — cosponsor (person)
- Larry K. Bomke — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — primary (person)
- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2012-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2012-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2012-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2012-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Cunningham
- **2012-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2012-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2012-03-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2012-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2012-03-30** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Disability Services Committee
- **2012-04-10** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2012-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-04-10** Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2012 `reading-3`
- **2012-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke
- **2012-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2012-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2012-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2012-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2012-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2012-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2012-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2012-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2012-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2012-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2012-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2012-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2012-04-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Disability Services Committee
- **2012-05-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-01** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Disability Services Committee
- **2012-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Disability Services Committee
- **2012-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Disability Services Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2012-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2012-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2012-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dena M. Carli
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Pam Roth
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Evans
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2012-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2012-05-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-05-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2012-05-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2012-05-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-05-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2012-08-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2012-10-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2012-10-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2012-10-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2012-11-21** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As January 8, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2012-11-21** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2012-11-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2012-11-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-11-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-11-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-11-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2012-11-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-11-28** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-11-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 29, 2012
- **2012-11-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-11-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading December 4, 2012
- **2012-11-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2012-12-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2012-12-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
- **2012-12-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2012-12-04** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-12-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-12-04** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-12-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-12-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-12-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2012-12-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 110-000-000
- **2012-12-05** House Concurs
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2012-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2012-12-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-12-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-01-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-01-25** Effective Date June 1, 2013
- **2013-01-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1152 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9d61d5f-d946-4d35-b46c-3d3cced699a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).