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1    AN ACT concerning veterans.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Service Member Civil Relief Act is 
5amended  by adding Section 13 as follows:
 
6    (330 ILCS 63/13 new)
7    Sec. 13. Contract termination.
8    (a)   Any person or service member who enters military 
9service may, at any time after receiving military orders to 
10relocate for a period of service of at least 90 days, terminate 
11or suspend any of the following contracts for services:
12        (1)   internet services;
13        (2)   television and cable services;
14        (3)   athletic club or gym memberships; and
15        (4)   satellite radio services.
16    (b)   Termination or suspension of a contract under this 
17Section must be made by delivery of a written or electronic 
18notice, along with a copy of the service member's official 
19military orders calling him or her to military service, to the 
20specified service provider. A termination or suspension under 
21this Section is effective on the day notice is given under this 
22subsection (b). A service member who terminates or suspends a 
23contract for services under this Section,   and who is no longer 
 
 
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1in active military service, may reinstate the provision of 
2service upon providing written or electronic notice to the 
3service provider that he or she is no longer on active military 
4service.
5    (c)   Nothing in this Section shall be construed to conflict 
6with the provisions of the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief 
7Act, or any other applicable provision of this Act.
8    (d) The provisions of this Section shall only apply to 
9contracts entered into on and after the effective date of this 
10amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.