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Bill	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.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	HB 3981	Illinois HB 3981 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	47	2	2004-01-05	2004-07-30	openstates	ocd-bill/50f08c52-ac77-408c-8f50-032a2c179c15	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3981&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=7829&SessionID=3&GA=93	588dd54f2ab1eb19c4494817445604da02d5928cac3fbeab23e78a519e771641	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/50f08c52-ac77-408c-8f50-032a2c179c15. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).