MAHAR-DILLARD-PARKER, JACOBS, MYERS,J, BOMKE, HALVORSON, LINK, OBAMA, CLAYBORNE, SMITH, REA, BOWLES AND FARLEY. (WOOD-SCOTT-GRANBERG-LYONS,EILEEN-JONES,LOU) 220 ILCS 5/13-902 815 ILCS 505/2II new Amends the Public Utilities Act. Establishes conditions under which a change in telecommunications services provided or a change in the provider of services may be made with respect to a subscriber. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to prohibit the use of sweepstakes or contests to fraudulently induce a person to change telecommunications services or providers. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Replaces the title and everything after the enacting clause with similar provisions. Authorizes the Commerce Commission to require a violating telecommunications carrier to refund all charges and fees collected from a subscriber not only those in excess of the amount that would have been charged by the subscriber's chosen carrier. Provides for a mediation process. Prohibits the use of sweepstakes boxes to solicit authority to provide telecommunications or related services. Establishes disclosure requirements for solicitation by means of other promotions or sweepstakes. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Establishes a procedure for a telecommunications carrier to obtain verification of changes in service or the addition of services from an independent third party. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 815 ILCS 505/2DD Changes the time within which written notice of changes must be given to subscribers to 10 days, rather than 6 days, after the requesting carrier is on notice that the change has occurred. Requires compliance with Federal Communications Commission rules with respect to service changes initiated through inbound telemarketing. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Ill. Commerce Commission) No fiscal impact to ICC. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 2 (Ill. Commerce Commission) No fiscal impact to ICC. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 3 (Ill. Commerce Commission) No fiscal impact to ICC. STATE MANDATES ACT FISCAL NOTE, H-AMS 1 & 2 Fails to create a State mandate. HOME RULE NOTE, H-AMS 1 & 2 Contains no language preempting home rule authority. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that certain remedial notices by telecommunications carriers made pursuant to Commission order may be made in the first correspondence by the carrier to the customer or in the first bill sent to the customer after the order, whichever is mailed first. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Establishes a mechanism for determining the period for which refunds are due with respect to unauthorized changes in service. 98-02-19 S FIRST READING 98-02-19 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-03-03 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVIR & ENE 98-03-03 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JACOBS 98-03-04 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR DILLARD 98-03-04 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR PARKER 98-03-05 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MYERS,J 98-03-05 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LUECHTEFELD 98-03-05 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOMKE 98-03-12 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-ENVIR. & ENE. S 98-03-12 S ADOPTED 98-03-12 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 008-000-000 SENV 98-03-12 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 98-03-24 98-03-12 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HALVORSON 98-03-18 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LINK 98-03-19 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OBAMA 98-03-20 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CLAYBORNE 98-03-24 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SMITH 98-03-24 S SECOND READING 98-03-24 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 98-03-25 98-03-24 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KEHOE 98-03-31 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 98-03-31 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-MAHAR 98-03-31 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 98-03-31 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-MAHAR 98-03-31 S RULES REFERS TO SENV 98-04-01 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-MAHAR 98-04-01 S BE ADOPTED SENV/008-000-000 98-04-01 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING 98-04-01 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-MAHAR 98-04-01 S ADOPTED 98-04-01 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 98-04-02 98-04-02 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR REA 98-04-02 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOWLES 98-04-02 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FARLEY 98-04-02 S THIRD READING - PASSED 057-000-000 98-04-02 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 98-04-02 H HOUSE SPONSOR SCOTT 98-04-02 H FIRST READING 98-04-02 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-04-21 H ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO TURNER,JOHN 98-04-21 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SCOTT 98-04-21 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BOST 98-04-21 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR GRANBERG 98-04-21 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JONES,LOU 98-04-21 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC UTILS 98-04-21 H ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO WOOD 98-04-28 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LYONS,EILEEN 98-04-29 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-PUB UTILITIES H 98-04-29 H ADOPTED 98-04-29 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 010-000-000 HPUB 98-04-29 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-04-29 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JONES,LOU 98-04-30 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-04-30 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED LANG 98-04-30 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE RQSTD AS AMENDED LANG 98-04-30 H HOME RULE NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED LANG 98-04-30 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 98-05-05 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WOOD 98-05-05 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 98-05-05 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 98-05-06 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 98-05-06 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WOOD 98-05-06 H RULES REFERS TO HPUB 98-05-06 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 98-05-07 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WOOD 98-05-07 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 009-000-000/HPUB 98-05-07 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED BY #1 & 2/CURRIE 98-05-07 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE RQSTD AS AMENDED BY #1 & 2/CURRIE 98-05-07 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 98-05-12 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #2 98-05-12 H AMENDMENT NO. 03-WOOD 98-05-12 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 98-05-12 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 98-05-13 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #3 98-05-13 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HA #1 & 2 98-05-13 H HOME RULE NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HA #1 & 2 98-05-13 H AMENDMENT NO. 03-WOOD 98-05-13 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HRUL 98-05-13 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 98-05-14 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WOOD 98-05-14 H ADOPTED 98-05-14 H AMENDMENT NO. 03-WOOD 98-05-14 H ADOPTED 98-05-14 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-05-14 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 117-000-000 98-05-14 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01,02,03 98-05-15 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 98-05-15 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02,03/MAHAR 98-05-15 S MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL 98-05-18 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02,03/MAHAR 98-05-18 S RULES REFERS TO SENV 98-05-19 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02,03/MAHAR 98-05-19 S BE ADOPTED SENV/009-000-000 98-05-19 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02,03/MAHAR 98-05-19 S SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02 98-05-19 S SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 03/055-000-001 98-05-19 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 98-06-17 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 98-07-01 S GOVERNOR APPROVED 98-07-01 S EFFECTIVE DATE 98-07-01 98-07-01 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0610 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary