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Bill	CONSUMER FRAUD-VETERANS	Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. In provisions concerning deceptive practices targeting veterans and military members, changes the definition of "veteran or military benefits services" to any services offered or provided to a veteran, military member, or family member who is entitled to receive benefits under federal, State, or local law, policy, or practice as a result of, at least in part, qualifying military service. Adds a veterans services disclosure to be made by any person providing veteran or military benefits services. Makes it an unlawful practice for any person providing veteran or military benefits services to fail at the outset of the business relationship to clearly provide, both orally and in writing, veterans services disclosures when veteran or military benefits services are provided in exchange for any financial compensation, benefit, or thing of value. Makes other changes.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	103rd	SB 3479	Illinois SB 3479 (103rd)	bill		enacted	Mike Porfirio Stephanie A. Kifowit	3	53	4	2024-02-08	2024-08-06	openstates	ocd-bill/b0469ed7-9834-44a7-a838-2ad508a8a171	https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3479&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=153145&SessionID=112	ce2c12c189c6ed790e252e413a2ef911abb239c1f3d2f68be3fe18038ab7a878	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 3479 (103rd) — CONSUMER FRAUD-VETERANS

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. In provisions concerning deceptive practices targeting veterans and military members, changes the definition of "veteran or military benefits services" to any services offered or provided to a veteran, military member, or family member who is entitled to receive benefits under federal, State, or local law, policy, or practice as a result of, at least in part, qualifying military service. Adds a veterans services disclosure to be made by any person providing veteran or military benefits services. Makes it an unlawful practice for any person providing veteran or military benefits services to fail at the outset of the business relationship to clearly provide, both orally and in writing, veterans services disclosures when veteran or military benefits services are provided in exchange for any financial compensation, benefit, or thing of value. Makes other changes.

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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 108–0 (pass) · lower
• Judiciary — 8–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 14–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Mike Porfirio — primary (person)
• Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)
• Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
• Craig Wilcox — cosponsor (person)
• Dan Swanson — cosponsor (person)
• David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
• Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
• Jay Hoffman — cosponsor (person)
• Jenn Ladisch Douglass — cosponsor (person)
• Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
• Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
• Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
• La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
• Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
• Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
• Martin McLaughlin — cosponsor (person)
• Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
• Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
• Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
• Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
• Michael W. Halpin — cosponsor (person)
• Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
• Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
• Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
• Wayne A Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-02-08 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio filing
• 2024-02-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2024-02-08 Referred to Assignments
• 2024-02-08 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
• 2024-02-20 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2024-03-05 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
• 2024-03-06 Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
• 2024-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2024 reading-2
• 2024-03-14 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
• 2024-03-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
• 2024-03-14 Second Reading reading-2
• 2024-03-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2024
• 2024-03-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
• 2024-03-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
• 2024-04-09 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2024-04-09 Arrived in House introduction
• 2024-04-09 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
• 2024-04-10 First Reading reading-1
• 2024-04-10 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2024-04-10 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
• 2024-04-10 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
• 2024-04-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
• 2024-04-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
• 2024-04-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
• 2024-04-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
• 2024-04-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
• 2024-04-16 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
• 2024-04-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
• 2024-04-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
• 2024-04-24 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
• 2024-04-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
• 2024-04-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
• 2024-04-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
• 2024-05-01 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 014-000-000
• 2024-05-01 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2024-05-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
• 2024-05-03 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
• 2024-05-08 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2024-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2024-05-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
• 2024-05-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
• 2024-05-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
• 2024-05-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
• 2024-05-17 Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
• 2024-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
• 2024-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
• 2024-05-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2024-05-20 Passed Both Houses
• 2024-05-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
• 2024-06-18 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2024-08-06 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2024-08-06 Effective Date January 1, 2025
• 2024-08-06 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0783 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b0469ed7-9834-44a7-a838-2ad508a8a171. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).