republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-3468.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "ANTITRUST ACT-VIOLATIONS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Antitrust Act. Provides that it is a violation of the Act to make a contract with or engage in any combination or conspiracy with, any purchaser from a person who purchases for resale, for the purpose of fixing, controlling, or maintaining the minimum price or rate charged for any commodity sold by the purchaser upon resale. Provides that it is a violation of the Act to contract with a person to unreasonably restrain trade or commerce by (i) participating in any act of boycott, coercion, intimidation or refusal to deal; (ii) participating in any allocation of customer or geographic markets as between a seller and a purchaser who purchases commodities from the seller for resale; (iii) entering into any arrangement as between a seller and a purchaser regarding the maximum price at which commodities are resold by the purchaser; or (iv) entering into any arrangement as between a seller and purchaser that the seller will sell a commodity or service only on condition that the buyer also purchase a different commodity or service where the restraint of trade occurs or is likely to occur in the market. Suspends the statute of limitations during the pendency of any complaint, information, or indictment filed by the United States and for one year thereafter. Raises the penalty to $1,000,000 (instead of $100,000) for a violation of the Act by a corporation and $100,000 (instead of $50,000) for a violation of the Act by every other person. Requires answers to interrogatories to be accompanied by a statement under oath attesting to the accuracy of the answers. Provides that the obligation to pay fees and mileage to witnesses does not apply to any officer, director, or person in the employ of any person, partnership, company, corporation, trust, or association whose conduct or practices are being investigated. Entitles any party brought to trial for violation of the Act, where criminal sanctions can be imposed or civil penalties or damages can be recovered, to a trial by jury. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 3468"
citation: "Illinois HB 3468 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-28"
last_action: "2003-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/491e56db-cbd8-465b-8e00-5c8c229d1ce5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3468&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=6099&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "40b05f9cdbf88a8b92e48ca7cb1ff03405fc94a12b08b788f6cdb96b6de8953b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 3468 (93rd) — ANTITRUST ACT-VIOLATIONS

Amends the Illinois Antitrust Act. Provides that it is a violation of the Act to make a contract with or engage in any combination or conspiracy with, any purchaser from a person who purchases for resale, for the purpose of fixing, controlling, or maintaining the minimum price or rate charged for any commodity sold by the purchaser upon resale. Provides that it is a violation of the Act to contract with a person to unreasonably restrain trade or commerce by (i) participating in any act of boycott, coercion, intimidation or refusal to deal; (ii) participating in any allocation of customer or geographic markets as between a seller and a purchaser who purchases commodities from the seller for resale; (iii) entering into any arrangement as between a seller and a purchaser regarding the maximum price at which commodities are resold by the purchaser; or (iv) entering into any arrangement as between a seller and purchaser that the seller will sell a commodity or service only on condition that the buyer also purchase a different commodity or service where the restraint of trade occurs or is likely to occur in the market. Suspends the statute of limitations during the pendency of any complaint, information, or indictment filed by the United States and for one year thereafter. Raises the penalty to $1,000,000 (instead of $100,000) for a violation of the Act by a corporation and $100,000 (instead of $50,000) for a violation of the Act by every other person. Requires answers to interrogatories to be accompanied by a statement under oath attesting to the accuracy of the answers. Provides that the obligation to pay fees and mileage to witnesses does not apply to any officer, director, or person in the employ of any person, partnership, company, corporation, trust, or association whose conduct or practices are being investigated. Entitles any party brought to trial for violation of the Act, where criminal sanctions can be imposed or civil penalties or damages can be recovered, to a trial by jury. Makes other changes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3468&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6099&DocNum=3468&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3468eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6099&DocNum=3468&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3468enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6099&DocNum=3468&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- George Scully, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. George Scully, Jr. `filing`
- **2003-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-06** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 4, 2003
- **2003-04-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-failure`
- **2003-04-01** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-01** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-01** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-03** Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2003-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-04** Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2003-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000; April 3, 2003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2003-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-24** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0351 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/491e56db-cbd8-465b-8e00-5c8c229d1ce5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).