---
type: "Bill"
title: "CONSUMER FRAUD-PATENT DEMAND"
description: "Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice to claim that another has infringed upon a United States patent if the claim falsely threatens adverse administrative or judicial action, the assertions lack a reasonable basis in fact or law, the person making the assertion is not, or does not represent, a person with a current right to license the patent, or the claim fails to make certain other disclosures. Effective January 1, 2015."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 3405"
citation: "Illinois SB 3405 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 63
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29e84eba-abea-48e8-98c6-e2ae5b2514e9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3405&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=80700&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "9ebe8c3944e8b214ec9a35e53f239a4cb5a31d1b682313a5b18b9aee13f234a4"
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 SB 3405 (98th) — CONSUMER FRAUD-PATENT DEMAND

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice to claim that another has infringed upon a United States patent if the claim falsely threatens adverse administrative or judicial action, the assertions lack a reasonable basis in fact or law, the person making the assertion is not, or does not represent, a person with a current right to license the patent, or the claim fails to make certain other disclosures. Effective January 1, 2015.

## 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=09800SB3405&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80700&DocNum=3405&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3405eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80700&DocNum=3405&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3405enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80700&DocNum=3405&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Brian W. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- Charles E. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Biss — primary (person)
- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry F. Costello, II — cosponsor (person)
- John D. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Katherine Cloonen — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Smiddy — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-25** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-05** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2014-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2014
- **2014-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2014
- **2014-04-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2014-04-09** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2014-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-28** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2014-04-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2014-04-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2014-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2014-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2014-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2014-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2014-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann Williams `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2014-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2014-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2014-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2014-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2014-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2014-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2014-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2014-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- **2014-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2014-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2014-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2014-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2014-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 30, 2014
- **2014-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2014
- **2014-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Daniel Biss `filing`
- **2014-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000
- **2014-05-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2014-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1119 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29e84eba-abea-48e8-98c6-e2ae5b2514e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).