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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB2450 Introduced 2/17/2015, by Rep. Daniel J. Burke 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 manufacturer or distributor of prescription contact lenses to prevent a retailer from selling or advertising contact lenses below any specified price.
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| | HB2450 | | LRB099 05450 JLS 25485 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 as follows:
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| 6 | | (815 ILCS 505/2TTT new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 2TTT. Contact lenses; unilateral pricing policies |
| 8 | | prohibited. It is an unlawful practice under this Act for a |
| 9 | | manufacturer or distributor of prescription contact lenses to: |
| 10 | | (1) prevent, by any means, including through a |
| 11 | | unilateral policy or agreement, any retailer from selling |
| 12 | | or advertising contact lenses to consumers below any |
| 13 | | specified price or to otherwise limit the ability of any |
| 14 | | retailer to determine prices at which contact lenses are |
| 15 | | offered or advertised to consumers; or |
| 16 | | (2) restrict options available to contact lens |
| 17 | | consumers by discriminating in the distribution of contact |
| 18 | | lenses based upon the channel of trade or based upon |
| 19 | | whether the retailer is, or is associated with, a person or |
| 20 | | entity, authorized by law to prescribe contact lenses.
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