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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB3808 Introduced , by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for a merchant to impose a surcharge, transaction charge, or other additional fee upon a transaction involving the use of a credit card when the amount of the transaction before the imposition of taxes and any other fee is less than $5.
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| | HB3808 | | LRB100 11043 JLS 21282 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning business.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business |
| 5 | | Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2TTT new as follows:
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| 6 | | (815 ILCS 505/2TTT new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 2TTT new. Limitation on credit card transactions fees. |
| 8 | | (a) In this Section: |
| 9 | | "Credit card" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2NN |
| 10 | | of this Act. |
| 11 | | "Merchant" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2JJ of |
| 12 | | this Act. |
| 13 | | (b) It is an unlawful practice for a merchant to impose a |
| 14 | | surcharge, transaction charge, or other additional fee upon a |
| 15 | | transaction involving the use of a credit card when the amount |
| 16 | | of the transaction before the imposition of taxes and any other |
| 17 | | fee is less than $5.
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