republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-617.md

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Bill	CONSUMER FRAUD-INTERNET GAMES	Amends a Section of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act regarding Internet gaming service providers. Changes "Internet gaming service provider" to "Internet game service provider" and makes various changes to the definition of the term. Provides that the Section applies only to agreements under which an Internet game service provider provides consumers access to its service or the games on its site, for home and personal use, on a paid subscription basis for a stated term that is automatically renewed for another term unless the consumer cancels the service (rather than to agreements under which an Internet gaming service provider provides service to consumers, for home and personal use, for a stated term that is automatically renewed for another term unless the consumer cancels the service). Provides that an Internet game service provider must give a consumer who is an Illinois resident instructions for canceling the paid subscription, and that these instructions should be posted on the Internet game service provider's web site (rather than providing that an Internet gaming service provider must give such a consumer a secure method at the 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 instructions that the consumer may follow to cancel the service at the Internet gaming service provider's web site). Adds language providing that the Section does not require an Internet game service provider to adopt a particular method of cancellation. Effective January 1, 2010.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	HB 617	Illinois HB 617 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	37	2	2009-02-05	2009-07-17	openstates	ocd-bill/3bc4aabb-4344-48ee-853c-71d6e1cdf477	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=617&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41049&SessionID=76&GA=96	1c0fb2eb80c9367a9dd984ba0783370ad2fb11390b784aa621c5f1e9c7904344	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 617 (96th) — CONSUMER FRAUD-INTERNET GAMES

Amends a Section of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act regarding Internet gaming service providers. Changes "Internet gaming service provider" to "Internet game service provider" and makes various changes to the definition of the term. Provides that the Section applies only to agreements under which an Internet game service provider provides consumers access to its service or the games on its site, for home and personal use, on a paid subscription basis for a stated term that is automatically renewed for another term unless the consumer cancels the service (rather than to agreements under which an Internet gaming service provider provides service to consumers, for home and personal use, for a stated term that is automatically renewed for another term unless the consumer cancels the service). Provides that an Internet game service provider must give a consumer who is an Illinois resident instructions for canceling the paid subscription, and that these instructions should be posted on the Internet game service provider's web site (rather than providing that an Internet gaming service provider must give such a consumer a secure method at the 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 instructions that the consumer may follow to cancel the service at the Internet gaming service provider's web site). Adds language providing that the Section does not require an Internet game service provider to adopt a particular method of cancellation. Effective January 1, 2010.

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 — 116–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Raymond Poe — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2009-02-05 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Raymond Poe filing
• 2009-02-06 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-02-11 Assigned to Computer Technology Committee referral-committee
• 2009-03-12 Do Pass / Short Debate Computer Technology Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-03-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Raymond Poe amendment-introduction
• 2009-03-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Computer Technology Committee
• 2009-03-25 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Computer Technology Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2009-03-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Raymond Poe amendment-introduction
• 2009-03-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-03-30 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2009-03-30 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-03-30 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-03-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2009-03-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
• 2009-03-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2009-03-31 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2009-03-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-04-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-04-02 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2009-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2009-04-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2009-04-02 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-04-02 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-04-22 Assigned to Telecommunications and Information Technology referral-committee
• 2009-04-30 Do Pass Telecommunications and Information Technology; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
• 2009-05-07 Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
• 2009-05-13 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-05-13 Passed Both Houses
• 2009-05-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2009-07-17 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2009-07-17 Effective Date July 17, 2009
• 2009-07-17 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0047 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3bc4aabb-4344-48ee-853c-71d6e1cdf477. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).