SB3186 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB104 17895 SPS 31331 b

104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3186

Introduced 2/2/2026, by Sen. Omar Aquino

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

815 ILCS 505/2N

from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262N

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Removes the requirement for an interpreter who assists a consumer in conducting a transaction or negotiation to sign a required form. Removes the requirement that a separate form be used if the consumer selects the retailer or an employee of the retailer as the consumer's interpreter. Makes conforming changes.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning business.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act is amended by changing Section 2N as follows:

(815 ILCS 505/2N) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262N)

Sec. 2N. Non-English language transaction.

(a) If (i) a person conducts, in a language other than English, a retail transaction or negotiations related to a retail transaction resulting in a written contract and (ii) the consumer selects used an interpreter other than the retailer or an employee of the retailer in conducting the transaction or negotiations or selects the retailer or an employee of the retailer as the consumer's interpreter in conducting the transaction or negotiations, the retailer must have the consumer and the interpreter sign the following form forms:

I, (name of consumer), select used (name of interpreter) to act as my interpreter during this retail transaction or these negotiations. I understand I may voluntarily choose to use the retailer or employee of the retailer as my interpreter for conducting the transaction or negotiations or may select a third-party interpreter. The obligations of the contract or other written agreement will be were explained to me in my native language by the interpreter to facilitate understanding of . I understand the contract or other written agreement.

(signature of consumer)

(relationship of interpreter to consumer)

I, (name of interpreter), acted as interpreter during this retail transaction or these negotiations. The obligations of the contract or other written agreement were explained to (name of consumer) in the consumer's native language. I understand the contract or other written agreement.

(signature of interpreter)

(relationship of interpreter to consumer)

(b) (Blank). If (i) a person conducts, in a language other than English, a retail transaction or negotiations related to a retail transaction resulting in a written contract and (ii) the retailer or an employee of the retailer acted as the consumer's interpreter in conducting the transaction or negotiations, the retailer must have the consumer sign the following form in the consumer's native language (except as provided in subsection (c)):

This retail transaction or these negotiations were conducted in (language), which is my native language. I voluntarily choose to have the retailer act as my interpreter during the negotiations. The obligations of the contract or other written agreement were explained to me in my native language. I understand the contract or other written agreement.

(signature of consumer) (signature of retailer)

(c) If a language that cannot be written is used in the retail transaction or in negotiations related to a retail transaction, then the form set forth in subsection (a) (b) shall be in the English language.

(d) If a person used forms substantially similar to the forms prescribed in subsection (a) subsections (a) and (b) in the regular course of business before January 1, 2002, the person may continue to use those forms instead of the forms prescribed in subsection (a) subsections (a) and (b).

(e) The terms of this Section do not apply to transactions made pursuant to a credit card issued to the buyer, whether such card is issued by the seller or by a third party.

(Source: P.A. 92-478, eff. 8-23-01.)