Rep. Bob Morgan
Filed: 2/29/2024
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4629 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4629 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
5Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2EEEE as follows:
 
6    (815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new)
7    Sec. 2EEEE. Hidden and misleading fees prohibited.
8    (a) As used in this Section:
9    "Ancillary good or service" means any additional 
10merchandise offered to a consumer as part of the same 
11transaction.
12    "Pricing information" means any information relating to an 
13amount a consumer may pay as part of a transaction.
14    "Shipping charges" means the fees or charges that 
15reasonably reflect the amount to be incurred to send goods to a 
16consumer through the mail, including private mail services.
 
 
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1    "Total price" means the maximum total of all fees or 
2charges a consumer must pay for a good or service and any 
3mandatory ancillary good or service. "Total price" does not 
4include shipping charges or taxes.
5    (b) It is an unlawful practice within the meaning of this 
6Act for a person to:
7        (1) offer, display, or advertise an amount a consumer 
8    may pay for merchandise without clearly and conspicuously 
9    disclosing the total price;
10        (2) fail, in any offer, display, or advertisement that 
11    contains an amount a consumer may pay, to display the 
12    total price more prominently than any other pricing 
13    information;
14        (3) misrepresent the nature and purpose of any amount 
15    a consumer may pay, including the ability to refund the 
16    fees and the identity of any merchandise for which fees 
17    are charged; or
18        (4) fail to disclose clearly and conspicuously before 
19    the consumer consents to pay, the nature and purpose of 
20    any amount a consumer may pay that is excluded from the 
21    total price, including the ability to refund the fees and 
22    the identity of any merchandise for which fees are 
23    charged.".