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Bill	CONSUMER FRAUD-INTERNET GAMING	Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that an Internet gaming service provider that provides service to a consumer, for home and personal use, for a stated term that is automatically renewed for another term unless a consumer cancels the service must give a consumer who is an Illinois resident: (1) a secure method at the Internet gaming service provider's web site that the consumer may use to cancel the service, which method shall not require the consumer to make a telephone call or send U.S. Postal Service mail to effectuate the cancellation; and (2) instructions that the consumer may follow to cancel the service at the Internet gaming service provider's web site. Makes it an unlawful business practice for an Internet gaming service provider to violate the new provisions.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	95th	HB 4178	Illinois HB 4178 (95th)	bill		enacted		3	38	3	2007-11-13	2008-07-29	openstates	ocd-bill/3b7b47ee-3c3b-45d8-95c0-2b3e52aa7d57	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4178&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=34488&SessionID=51&GA=95	5372c8eb78c32158030bbb6da96a318a20e2a434c609d4be270e15d92d95a87f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4178 (95th) — CONSUMER FRAUD-INTERNET GAMING

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that an Internet gaming service provider that provides service to a consumer, for home and personal use, for a stated term that is automatically renewed for another term unless a consumer cancels the service must give a consumer who is an Illinois resident: (1) a secure method at the Internet gaming service provider's web site that the consumer may use to cancel the service, which method shall not require the consumer to make a telephone call or send U.S. Postal Service mail to effectuate the cancellation; and (2) instructions that the consumer may follow to cancel the service at the Internet gaming service provider's web site. Makes it an unlawful business practice for an Internet gaming service provider to violate the new provisions.

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 — 109–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–1 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
• Raymond Poe — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2007-11-13 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Raymond Poe filing
• 2007-11-15 First Reading reading-1
• 2007-11-15 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2008-02-25 Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee referral-committee
• 2008-03-04 Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage
• 2008-03-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2008-03-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
• 2008-03-13 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2008-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2008-04-02 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2008-04-03 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2008-04-03 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2008 reading-1
• 2008-04-16 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2008-04-17 First Reading reading-1
• 2008-04-17 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2008-04-30 Assigned to Housing and Community Affairs referral-committee
• 2008-05-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez amendment-introduction
• 2008-05-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2008-05-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Housing and Community Affairs
• 2008-05-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2008-05-08 Do Pass as Amended Housing and Community Affairs; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2008-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
• 2008-05-13 Second Reading reading-2
• 2008-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
• 2008-05-23 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2008-05-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
• 2008-05-23 Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 reading-3, passage
• 2008-05-27 Arrived in House introduction
• 2008-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2008-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Raymond Poe
• 2008-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2008-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
• 2008-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
• 2008-05-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2008-06-30 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2008-07-29 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2008-07-29 Effective Date January 1, 2009
• 2008-07-29 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0765 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3b7b47ee-3c3b-45d8-95c0-2b3e52aa7d57. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).