---
type: "Bill"
title: "IL COMMONSENSE CONSUMPTION ACT"
description: "Creates the Illinois Commonsense Consumption Act. Provides that no person shall bring a qualified civil action in State court against any manufacturer, seller, or trade association of a qualified product. Defines \"qualified civil action\" to include a civil action brought by any person against a manufacturer or seller of a qualified product, or a trade association, for damages or injunctive relief based on a claim of injury resulting from a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition that is related to weight gain or obesity. Makes exceptions to the limited liability."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 3981"
citation: "Illinois HB 3981 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-01-05"
last_action: "2004-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50f08c52-ac77-408c-8f50-032a2c179c15"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3981&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=7829&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "588dd54f2ab1eb19c4494817445604da02d5928cac3fbeab23e78a519e771641"
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 3981 (93rd) — IL COMMONSENSE CONSUMPTION ACT

Creates the Illinois Commonsense Consumption Act. Provides that no person shall bring a qualified civil action in State court against any manufacturer, seller, or trade association of a qualified product. Defines "qualified civil action" to include a civil action brought by any person against a manufacturer or seller of a qualified product, or a trade association, for damages or injunctive relief based on a claim of injury resulting from a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition that is related to weight gain or obesity. Makes exceptions to the limited liability.

## 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=09300HB3981&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7829&DocNum=3981&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3981eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7829&DocNum=3981&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3981enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7829&DocNum=3981&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dave Syverson — cosponsor (person)
- John A. Fritchey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-01-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey `filing`
- **2004-01-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-01-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-01-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2004-01-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons
- **2004-02-18** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2004-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2004-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2004-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2004-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2004-03-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2004-03-31** Sponsor Removed Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2004-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2004-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2004-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2004-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2004-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2004-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2004-03-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 1, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terry R. Parke
- **2004-04-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2004-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2004-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-04-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-21** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2004-04-28** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 28, 2004
- **2004-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2004
- **2004-05-05** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-30** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0848 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50f08c52-ac77-408c-8f50-032a2c179c15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).