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Bill UNFAIR SERVICE AGREEMENTS Creates the Prohibition of Unfair Service Agreements Act. Provides for the characteristics of unfair service agreements and sets forth exceptions to the Act. Provides that if a service agreement is unfair under the Act, it is unenforceable and shall not create a contractual obligation. Provides that entering into an unfair service agreement with a consumer constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that all remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General by the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act shall be available to the Attorney General for the enforcement of the Act. Provides that no person shall record or cause to be recorded an unfair service agreement or a notice or memorandum of the unfair service agreement. Provides that a person who records or causes to be recorded an unfair service agreement or a notice or memorandum of the unfair service agreement shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that, if an unfair service agreement or a notice or memorandum of the unfair service agreement is recorded, any person with an interest in the real property that is the subject of that agreement may apply to a court in the county where the recording exists to record a court order declaring the agreement unenforceable and that person may recover actual damages, costs, and attorney's fees as may be proven against the service provider who recorded the agreement. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 103rd SB 3420 Illinois SB 3420 (103rd)
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Illinois SB 3420 (103rd) — UNFAIR SERVICE AGREEMENTS

Creates the Prohibition of Unfair Service Agreements Act. Provides for the characteristics of unfair service agreements and sets forth exceptions to the Act. Provides that if a service agreement is unfair under the Act, it is unenforceable and shall not create a contractual obligation. Provides that entering into an unfair service agreement with a consumer constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that all remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General by the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act shall be available to the Attorney General for the enforcement of the Act. Provides that no person shall record or cause to be recorded an unfair service agreement or a notice or memorandum of the unfair service agreement. Provides that a person who records or causes to be recorded an unfair service agreement or a notice or memorandum of the unfair service agreement shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that, if an unfair service agreement or a notice or memorandum of the unfair service agreement is recorded, any person with an interest in the real property that is the subject of that agreement may apply to a court in the county where the recording exists to record a court order declaring the agreement unenforceable and that person may recover actual damages, costs, and attorney's fees as may be proven against the service provider who recorded the agreement. Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 150 (pass) · lower
  • Judiciary — 90 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 580 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 1070 (pass) · lower
  • Judiciary — 80 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Don Harmon — primary (person)
  • Terra Costa Howard — primary (person)
  • Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
  • Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
  • Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
  • Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-02-08 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ann Gillespie filing
  • 2024-02-08 First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-02-08 Referred to Assignments
  • 2024-03-12 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2024-03-15 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
  • 2024-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ann Gillespie amendment-introduction
  • 2024-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  • 2024-03-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  • 2024-03-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2024-03-21 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000
  • 2024-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 22, 2024 reading-2
  • 2024-03-22 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2024-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2024
  • 2024-04-12 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2024-04-12 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2024-04-12 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  • 2024-04-12 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  • 2024-04-12 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  • 2024-04-12 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  • 2024-04-12 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  • 2024-04-12 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  • 2024-04-15 Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
  • 2024-04-15 First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-04-15 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2024-04-24 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
  • 2024-05-01 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000
  • 2024-05-01 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2024-05-08 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2024-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2024-05-17 Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
  • 2024-05-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2024-05-20 Passed Both Houses
  • 2024-06-18 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2024-08-09 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2024-08-09 Effective Date August 9, 2024
  • 2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0993 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ba2f664c-88d9-4c48-9b8b-df2c042ba4f6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).