Full Text of HB5121 101st General Assembly
HB5121 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB5121 Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Tom Demmer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice to advertise, or make available for inclusion in Internet search results, a rate for a hotel, motel, or other place of short-term lodging that does not include all required fees, excluding taxes or other governmentally imposed fees.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning business.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business | 5 | | Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2WWW as follows: | 6 | | (815 ILCS 505/2WWW new) | 7 | | Sec. 2WWW. Unfair and deceptive advertising of room rates. | 8 | | (a) As used in this Section: | 9 | | "Casino hotel" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the | 10 | | North American Industry Classification System under code | 11 | | 721120. | 12 | | "Hotel" and "motel" have the meanings ascribed to those | 13 | | terms in the North American Industry Classification System | 14 | | under code 721110. | 15 | | "Short-term rental" means a single-family dwelling, or a | 16 | | residential dwelling unit in a multi-unit structure, | 17 | | condominium, cooperative, timeshare, or similar joint property | 18 | | ownership arrangement that is rented for a fee for less than 30 | 19 | | consecutive days. "Short-term rental" includes vacation | 20 | | rentals. "Short-term rental" does not include: | 21 | | (1) a unit that is used for any non-residential | 22 | | purpose, including educational, health care, retail, | 23 | | restaurant, banquet space, event center, or another |
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| 1 | | similar uses; | 2 | | (2) a bed and breakfast establishment as defined in | 3 | | Section 2 of the Bed and Breakfast Act; or | 4 | | (3) transient accommodations, including hotels and | 5 | | motels that are not classified as residential property for | 6 | | real property taxation purposes. | 7 | | (b) No person shall advertise, or make available for | 8 | | inclusion in Internet search results, a rate for a casino | 9 | | hotel, hotel, motel, or other short-term lodging that does not | 10 | | include all required fees, excluding taxes and fees imposed by | 11 | | a government. | 12 | | (c) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful | 13 | | practice within the meaning of this Act.
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