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| Bill | COLLECTN AGENCY-COMMUNICATIONS | Amends the Collection Agency Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions and entities acting as a collection agency. Sets forth requirements for debt collectors or collection agencies regarding communication with persons other than the debtor, communication conducted in connection with debt collection, validation of debts, and debt collection as a result of identity theft. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to provide that a violation of certain Sections of the Collection Agency Act constitutes an unlawful practice under the Act. Effective January 1, 2008. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | SB 1398 | Illinois SB 1398 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 51 | 2 | 2007-02-09 | 2007-08-27 | openstates | ocd-bill/f520a5ed-f436-4135-a73c-95723bd061b0 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1398&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29485&SessionID=51&GA=95 | eaba89cc95302266949063265fee1f16dc732ac43ecea5decf60c9101c82c653 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1398 (95th) — COLLECTN AGENCY-COMMUNICATIONS
Amends the Collection Agency Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions and entities acting as a collection agency. Sets forth requirements for debt collectors or collection agencies regarding communication with persons other than the debtor, communication conducted in connection with debt collection, validation of debts, and debt collection as a result of identity theft. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to provide that a violation of certain Sections of the Collection Agency Act constitutes an unlawful practice under the Act. Effective January 1, 2008.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Don Harmon — primary (person)
- Joseph M. Lyons — cosponsor (person)
- Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-02-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
filing - 2007-02-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-02-09 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-02-21 Assigned to Licensed Activities
referral-committee - 2007-03-02 Postponed - Licensed Activities
- 2007-03-08 Postponed - Licensed Activities
- 2007-03-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-03-14 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2007-03-14 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- 2007-03-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
- 2007-03-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2007-03-15 Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
- 2007-03-20 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2007-03-20 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-03-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2007
- 2007-03-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-03-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Financial Institutions
- 2007-03-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Financial Institutions; 009-000-000
- 2007-03-30 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007
reading-3 - 2007-04-19 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-04-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Harmon
amendment-passage - 2007-04-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2007-04-19 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-04-20 Arrived in House
introduction - 2007-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-20 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- 2007-04-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-20 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-04-30 Assigned to Financial Institutions Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Financial Institutions Committee; 022-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2007-05-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-06-28 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-08-27 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-08-27 Effective Date January 1, 2008
- 2007-08-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0437
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f520a5ed-f436-4135-a73c-95723bd061b0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).