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| Bill | CONSUMER FRAUD-MDSE CLUB | Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that if a consumer purchases merchandise, it is an unlawful practice for the seller of the merchandise to enroll the consumer in a "club" or group whereby the consumer will periodically receive from the seller or another person shipments of similar merchandise not ordered or otherwise expressly requested by the consumer, unless the consumer expressly agrees in writing to be enrolled in the "club" or group and receive such periodic shipments of merchandise. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 4698 | Illinois HB 4698 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 52 | 3 | 2009-12-04 | 2010-07-27 | openstates | ocd-bill/f47844a6-143a-46cb-90b9-dbbd26e2d865 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4698&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=48964&SessionID=76&GA=96 | bac9f3d1ad7daf1279b39a87c1670117dbe9ec1ff0c01a22e05cd460b640c897 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4698 (96th) — CONSUMER FRAUD-MDSE CLUB
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that if a consumer purchases merchandise, it is an unlawful practice for the seller of the merchandise to enroll the consumer in a "club" or group whereby the consumer will periodically receive from the seller or another person shipments of similar merchandise not ordered or otherwise expressly requested by the consumer, unless the consumer expressly agrees in writing to be enrolled in the "club" or group and receive such periodic shipments of merchandise. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 101–2 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 117–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Joseph M. Lyons — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-12-04 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
filing - 2010-01-04 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-01-04 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-01-27 Referred to Consumer Protection Committee
referral-committee - 2010-02-04 Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 012-000-000
committee-passage - 2010-02-04 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-02-04 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- 2010-02-04 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- 2010-02-09 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2010-02-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-02-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2010-02-10 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-002-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- 2010-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- 2010-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- 2010-02-10 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2010-02-10 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 16, 2010
reading-1 - 2010-02-10 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- 2010-02-16 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-02-16 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-03-17 Assigned to Consumer Protection
referral-committee - 2010-04-15 Do Pass Consumer Protection; 006-000-000
committee-passage - 2010-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2010
- 2010-04-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney
amendment-introduction - 2010-04-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-04-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- 2010-04-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney
amendment-introduction - 2010-04-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-04-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Consumer Protection
- 2010-04-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Consumer Protection
- 2010-04-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Consumer Protection; Maloney
amendment-failure - 2010-04-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Consumer Protection; 007-000-000
- 2010-04-23 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2010-04-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Maloney
amendment-passage - 2010-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2010
- 2010-04-27 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-04-27 Arrived in House
introduction - 2010-04-27 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- 2010-04-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- 2010-04-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-05-03 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- 2010-05-03 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2010-05-04 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 117-000-000
- 2010-05-04 Passed Both Houses
- 2010-05-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2010-05-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2010-05-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- 2010-05-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- 2010-06-02 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2010-07-27 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2010-07-27 Effective Date July 27, 2010
- 2010-07-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1306
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f47844a6-143a-46cb-90b9-dbbd26e2d865. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).