HB4629 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4629

Introduced 1/31/2024, by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act for a person to advertise, display, or offer a price for goods or services that does not include all mandatory fees and charges other than: (1) taxes or fees imposed by a unit of government on the transaction; and (2) postage or carriage charges that will be reasonably and actually incurred to ship the physical goods to the consumer. Provides that specified transactions are excluded from the provision.

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 adding Section 2EEEE as follows:

(815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new)

Sec. 2EEEE. Disclosure of mandatory fees and charges.

(a) It is an unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act for a person to advertise, display, or offer a price for goods or services that does not include all mandatory fees and charges other than the following:

(1) taxes or fees imposed by a unit of government on the transaction; and

(2) postage or carriage charges that will be reasonably and actually incurred to ship the physical goods to the consumer.

(b) This Section does not apply to the following:

(1) the provision of a broadband Internet access service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. 8.1(b), on its own or as part of a bundle, if the service is provided in compliance with 47 U.S.C. 8.1(a);

(2) a financial transaction that is regulated under federal or State Law;

(3) a motor vehicle manufacturer or any other person that advertises, displays, or offers the sale or lease of a motor vehicle based on a manufacturer's suggested retail price;

(4) air transportation provided by an air carrier, as those terms are used in 49 U.S.C. 41713;

(5) an auction that advertises, displays, or offers the current bid in an ongoing auction if that bid includes all mandatory fees or charges that the buyer would be required to pay if the bid was accepted; and

(6) a food delivery platform that displays the menu price of an item if any additional fees and charges are presented to the consumer before the transaction is completed.