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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "CONSUMER FRAUD-INTERNET GAMING"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "HB 4178"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4178 (95th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2007-11-13"
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last_action: "2008-07-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b7b47ee-3c3b-45d8-95c0-2b3e52aa7d57"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4178&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=34488&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "5372c8eb78c32158030bbb6da96a318a20e2a434c609d4be270e15d92d95a87f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 4178 (95th) — CONSUMER FRAUD-INTERNET GAMING
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4178&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34488&DocNum=4178&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4178eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34488&DocNum=4178&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4178enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34488&DocNum=4178&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
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- Raymond Poe — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-11-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Raymond Poe `filing`
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- **2007-11-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-11-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2008-02-25** Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2008-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2008-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2008-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
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- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2008-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2008-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2008-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2008 `reading-1`
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- **2008-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2008-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2008-04-17** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2008-04-30** Assigned to Housing and Community Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2008-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
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- **2008-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2008-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Housing and Community Affairs
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- **2008-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2008-05-08** Do Pass as Amended Housing and Community Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2008-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
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- **2008-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
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- **2008-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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- **2008-05-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
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- **2008-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2008-05-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2008-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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- **2008-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Raymond Poe
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- **2008-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2008-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
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- **2008-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
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- **2008-05-31** Passed Both Houses
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- **2008-06-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2008-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2008-07-29** Effective Date January 1, 2009
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- **2008-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0765 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b7b47ee-3c3b-45d8-95c0-2b3e52aa7d57`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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