90th General Assembly
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MCKEON-KENNER.

   815 ILCS 505/10a          from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 270a                       

        Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business  Practices  Act.      
   Deletes  the  changes made by Public Act 89-144 and restores the prior      
   law. Provides that any person who suffers damage  (instead  of  actual      
   damage) may bring an action.  Provides that the court may award actual      
   damages  (instead  of  actual  economic damages).  Removes a provision      
   concerning no punitive damages award being assessed against a  vehicle      
   dealer  unless  the  conduct  was willful or intentional and done with      
   evil motive or reckless indifference.  Provides that proof of a public      
   injury, a pattern, or an effect on consumers  shall  not  be  required      
   (instead  of  shall  be  required  in order to state a cause of action      
   against a vehicle dealer).  Provides that the plaintiff  may  (instead      
   of shall) mail a copy of the complaint to the Attorney General and may      
   (instead  of  shall)  mail  a  copy  of  the  judgment to the Attorney      
   General.  Removes provisions concerning a party who is seeking  relief      
   serving  a  written  notice  upon  a  vehicle  dealer and allowing the      
   vehicle dealer to submit a written offer of settlement.   Makes  other      
   changes.  Effective immediately.                                            
          STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE                                           
          HB523 fails to create a State mandate.                               
          FISCAL NOTE (Attorney General)                                       
          HB523 has no fiscal impact on operating costs of the Att. Gen.       
          JUDICIAL NOTE                                                        
          Impact on the need to increase the number of judges in the           
          State cannot be determined.                                          
   97-02-05  H  FILED WITH CLERK                                               
   97-02-05  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   97-02-05  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   97-02-10  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               JUD-CIVIL LAW         
   97-03-19  H                     FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED CROSS                 
   97-03-19  H  STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED     CROSS                 
   97-03-19  H                   JUDICIAL NOTE REQUESTED CROSS                 
   97-03-19  H                   COMMITTEE               JUD-CIVIL LAW         
   97-03-20  H  DO PASS/STANDARD DEBATE                  006-003-000   HJUA    
   97-03-20  H  PLACED CAL 2ND READING-STANDARD DEBATE                         
   97-04-07  H  STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED                               
   97-04-07  H  CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT                        
   97-04-08  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 KENNER                
   97-04-11  H                         FISCAL NOTE FILED                       
   97-04-11  H  CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT                        
   97-04-14  H                       JUDICIAL NOTE FILED                       
   97-04-14  H  CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT                        
   97-04-15  H  SECOND READING-STANDARD DEBATE                                 
   97-04-15  H  PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE                       
   97-04-16  H  THIRD READING/STANDARD DEBATE/LOST       043-066-007           

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