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| Bill | CONSUMER FRAUD-PATENT DEMAND | Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice to claim that another has infringed upon a United States patent if the claim falsely threatens adverse administrative or judicial action, the assertions lack a reasonable basis in fact or law, the person making the assertion is not, or does not represent, a person with a current right to license the patent, or the claim fails to make certain other disclosures. Effective January 1, 2015. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 98th | SB 3405 | Illinois SB 3405 (98th) |
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enacted | 3 | 63 | 3 | 2014-02-14 | 2014-08-26 | openstates | ocd-bill/29e84eba-abea-48e8-98c6-e2ae5b2514e9 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3405&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=80700&SessionID=85&GA=98 | 9ebe8c3944e8b214ec9a35e53f239a4cb5a31d1b682313a5b18b9aee13f234a4 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 3405 (98th) — CONSUMER FRAUD-PATENT DEMAND
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice to claim that another has infringed upon a United States patent if the claim falsely threatens adverse administrative or judicial action, the assertions lack a reasonable basis in fact or law, the person making the assertion is not, or does not represent, a person with a current right to license the patent, or the claim fails to make certain other disclosures. Effective January 1, 2015.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 48–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Brian W. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- Charles E. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Biss — primary (person)
- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry F. Costello, II — cosponsor (person)
- John D. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Katherine Cloonen — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Smiddy — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2014-02-14 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss
filing - 2014-02-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-02-14 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2014-02-25 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2014-03-05 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2014-03-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss
amendment-introduction - 2014-03-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2014-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- 2014-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2014-03-20 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2014-03-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2014
- 2014-03-27 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2014-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2014
- 2014-04-08 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- 2014-04-09 Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2014-04-09 Arrived in House
introduction - 2014-04-09 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- 2014-04-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-04-09 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-04-28 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2014-04-29 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- 2014-04-29 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- 2014-04-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- 2014-04-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- 2014-04-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- 2014-04-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- 2014-04-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- 2014-05-02 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann Williams
amendment-introduction - 2014-05-02 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-05-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- 2014-05-06 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- 2014-05-06 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- 2014-05-06 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- 2014-05-06 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- 2014-05-06 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- 2014-05-06 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- 2014-05-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2014-05-07 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000
committee-passage - 2014-05-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- 2014-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- 2014-05-09 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- 2014-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- 2014-05-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- 2014-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- 2014-05-22 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2014-05-22 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2014-05-23 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 30, 2014
- 2014-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-05-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-001
reading-3, passage - 2014-05-28 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- 2014-05-28 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2014
- 2014-05-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Daniel Biss
filing - 2014-05-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2014-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2014-05-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000
- 2014-05-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- 2014-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- 2014-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2014-06-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2014-08-26 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2014-08-26 Effective Date January 1, 2015
- 2014-08-26 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1119
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/29e84eba-abea-48e8-98c6-e2ae5b2514e9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).