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Bill	CONS FRAUD DECEP BUS-GIFT CERT	Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that no person shall sell or issue a gift certificate that is subject to an expiration date. Provides that no gift certificate or any agreement with respect to the gift certificate may contain language suggesting that an expiration date may apply. Provides that fees and penalties shall not be imposed for inactivity with respect to a gift certificate. Provides that any person who sells a gift certificate subject to an expiration date shall be fined not more than $500 per occurrence. Defines gift certificate.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	SB 2901	Illinois SB 2901 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	66	3	2004-02-06	2004-08-17	openstates	ocd-bill/8d3e7303-5304-4eaa-bb4f-fed7a4ce70ee	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2901&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=9895&SessionID=3&GA=93	ab723c2dc73a4652344914c2eb57b56a3e3711285c647e38f3fb8a1ae1ad3595	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2901 (93rd) — CONS FRAUD DECEP BUS-GIFT CERT

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that no person shall sell or issue a gift certificate that is subject to an expiration date. Provides that no gift certificate or any agreement with respect to the gift certificate may contain language suggesting that an expiration date may apply. Provides that fees and penalties shall not be imposed for inactivity with respect to a gift certificate. Provides that any person who sells a gift certificate subject to an expiration date shall be fined not more than $500 per occurrence. Defines gift certificate.

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 — 111–3 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence — 58–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 54–2 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Careen Gordon — cosponsor (person)
• Daniel J. Burke — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
• George Scully, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
• Jim Watson — cosponsor (person)
• John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
• John J. Millner — cosponsor (person)
• Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
• Karen May — cosponsor (person)
• Kenneth Dunkin — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
• Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
• Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)
• Susan Garrett — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2004-02-06 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett filing
• 2004-02-06 First Reading reading-1
• 2004-02-06 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2004-02-18 Assigned to Labor & Commerce referral-committee
• 2004-02-26 Do Pass Labor & Commerce; 008-000-001 committee-passage
• 2004-02-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004
• 2004-03-02 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2004-03-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett amendment-introduction
• 2004-03-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2004-03-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce
• 2004-03-23 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2004-03-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
• 2004-03-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
• 2004-03-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Labor & Commerce; 008-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2004-03-24 Second Reading reading-2
• 2004-03-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Garrett amendment-passage
• 2004-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
• 2004-03-25 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
• 2004-03-25 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2004-03-25 Third Reading - Passed; 054-002-000 reading-3, passage
• 2004-03-26 Arrived in House introduction
• 2004-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2004-03-26 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
• 2004-03-26 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
• 2004-03-26 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
• 2004-03-26 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
• 2004-03-26 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
• 2004-03-26 First Reading reading-1
• 2004-03-26 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2004-03-31 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
• 2004-03-31 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2004-04-20 Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee referral-committee
• 2004-04-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
• 2004-04-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
• 2004-04-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Consumer Protection Committee amendment-introduction
• 2004-04-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Consumer Protection Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2004-04-28 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2004-04-28 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2004-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
• 2004-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen Gordon
• 2004-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
• 2004-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
• 2004-05-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2004-05-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2004-05-06 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
• 2004-05-13 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2004-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2004-05-14 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 31, 2004
• 2004-05-17 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-003-000 reading-3, passage
• 2004-05-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
• 2004-05-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
• 2004-05-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
• 2004-05-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. George Scully, Jr.
• 2004-05-17 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
• 2004-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 18, 2004.
• 2004-05-18 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Susan Garrett filing
• 2004-05-18 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2004-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
• 2004-05-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Labor & Commerce referral-committee
• 2004-05-25 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Labor & Commerce; 007-000-000
• 2004-05-25 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
• 2004-05-25 Passed Both Houses
• 2004-06-23 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2004-08-17 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2004-08-17 Effective Date January 1, 2005
• 2004-08-17 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0945 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8d3e7303-5304-4eaa-bb4f-fed7a4ce70ee. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).