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LAUZEN-GEO-KARIS-MADIGAN,L AND HALVORSON.

(CURRIE-LINDNER-MCKEON)

   815 ILCS 505/2KK new                                                        

        Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business  Practices  Act.      
   Provides  that  the use of a mailing stating that the recipient of the      
   mailing may win or may already have won a prize is declared to  be  an      
   unlawful  practice  under  the Act unless the sender (1) discloses the      
   estimated odds of winning and (2) refrains from  stating  or  implying      
   that  the  recipient  may  improve  his  or  her  odds  of  winning by      
   purchasing certain products.                                                
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          815 ILCS 505/2KK new                                                 
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          New Act                                                              
        Deletes everything.  Creates the Prizes and  Gifts  Act.  Applies      
   only  to  a written promotional offer that is either: made to a person      
   in this State; used to induce a person to come to this State to  claim      
   a  prize,  attend  a  sales  presentation  or  meeting, or conduct any      
   business in this State; or used  to  induce  a  person  to  contact  a      
   promoter,  sponsor, salesperson, or agent in this State. Provides that      
   a sponsor may not require a payment as a condition of awarding a prize      
   or  allowing  a  person  to  receive,  use,  compete  for,  or  obtain      
   information about a prize. Provides that a written prize  notice  must      
   contain  specified  disclosures.  Provides  that  prizes (or specified      
   equivalents) shall be given within 30 days after notice is given  that      
   a  person  has  been  awarded a prize. Contains exemptions. Authorizes      
   actions by a consumer, the Attorney General, or a State's Attorney for      
   violations of the Act.                                                      
          FISCAL NOTE (Office of Attorney General)                             
          There would be an annual cost of $130,000 in costs associated        
          with two new Assistant Attorneys General to handle consumer          
          complaints, follow-up, and filing legal actions when deemed          
          necessary.                                                           
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Amends the Prizes and  Gifts  Act.   Changes  the  definition  of      
   "sponsor".   Provides that a sponsor shall not represent that a person      
   has won or unconditionally will win a prize or use language  that  may      
   lead a person to believe that he or she has won a prize unless certain      
   conditions   are   met.    Makes  changes  concerning  enforcement  of      
   violations of the Act by the Attorney General or State's Attorney.          
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
        Provides that a sponsor may not represent that a person has won a      
   prize unless certain conditions are met (now a  sponsor  may  not  use      
   language  that  may  lead a person to believe that he or she has won a      
   prize unless those conditions are met).                                     
   FEB-21-2001  S  FIRST READING                                                  
   FEB-21-2001  S  REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE       RULES                 
   FEB-28-2001  S       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               JUDICIARY             
   MAR-07-2001  S       DO PASS                             011-000-000   SJUD    
   MAR-07-2001  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING  01-03-08              
   MAR-08-2001  S  SECOND READING                                                 
   MAR-08-2001  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING  01-03-20              
   MAR-08-2001  S  ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR              GEO-KARIS             
   MAR-28-2001  S  FILED WITH SECRETARY                                           
   MAR-28-2001  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-LAUZEN             
   MAR-28-2001  S                     AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL                  
   MAR-29-2001  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-LAUZEN             
   MAR-29-2001  S                           RULES REFERS TO SJUD                  
   APR-03-2001  S  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    HALVORSON             
   APR-03-2001  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-LAUZEN             
   APR-03-2001  S             BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SJUD/009-000-000      
   APR-03-2001  S  RECALLED TO SECOND READING                                     
   APR-03-2001  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-LAUZEN             
   APR-03-2001  S                                   ADOPTED                       
   APR-03-2001  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING  01-04-04              
   APR-03-2001  S  ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR              MADIGAN,L             
   APR-05-2001  S  THIRD READING - PASSED                   056-000-000           
   APR-05-2001  H  ARRIVE IN HOUSE                                                
   APR-05-2001  H  HOUSE SPONSOR                            CURRIE                
   APR-05-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 LINDNER               
   APR-05-2001  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   APR-05-2001  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   APR-06-2001  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               CONSUMER PROT         
   APR-17-2001  H  ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO     GARRETT               
   APR-25-2001  H                         FISCAL NOTE FILED                       
   APR-25-2001  H                   COMMITTEE               CONSUMER PROT         
   APR-25-2001  H  ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO     CURRIE                
   MAY-01-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 MCKEON                
   MAY-02-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-CONSUMER PROT H    
   MAY-02-2001  H                                   ADOPTED                       
   MAY-02-2001  H  DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE             012-000-000   HCON    
   MAY-02-2001  H  PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE                       
   MAY-02-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-CURRIE             
   MAY-02-2001  H                     AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL                  
   MAY-02-2001  H  CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   MAY-08-2001  H  ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR         BRADLEY               
   MAY-08-2001  H  ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR         BUGIELSKI             
   MAY-08-2001  H  ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR         CAPPARELLI            
   MAY-09-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-CURRIE             
   MAY-09-2001  H  RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED                    HRUL/003-000-000      
   MAY-09-2001  H  SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE                                    
   MAY-09-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-CURRIE             
   MAY-09-2001  H                                   ADOPTED                       
   MAY-09-2001  H  PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   MAY-10-2001  H  THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED        114-000-000           
   MAY-10-2001  S  SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE            01,02                 
   MAY-15-2001  S  FILED WITH SECRETARY                                           
   MAY-15-2001  S     MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/LAUZEN          
   MAY-15-2001  S                        MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL                  
   MAY-18-2001  S     MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/LAUZEN          
   MAY-18-2001  S                           RULES REFERS TO SJUD                  
   MAY-22-2001  S     MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/LAUZEN          
   MAY-22-2001  S             BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SJUD/011-000-000      
   MAY-22-2001  S     MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/LAUZEN          
   MAY-22-2001  S  SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.)      01,02/057-000-000     
   MAY-22-2001  S  PASSED BOTH HOUSES                                             
   JUN-20-2001  S  SENT TO THE GOVERNOR                                           
   AUG-17-2001  S  GOVERNOR APPROVED                                              
   AUG-17-2001  S                            EFFECTIVE DATE 02-01-01              
   AUG-17-2001  S  PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0436               

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